Nathrenus


Nathrenus is a subgenus of the genus Anthrenus of the subfamily Megatominae within the family of skin beetles. The most well-known species from the subgenus, varied carpet beetle, is distributed in most parts of the world, whereas the vast majority of other species are only present in regions of Africa and Asia.

Key characters

Subgenus is distinguished by antennae with 11 segments. Occasionally, male specimen appear with 10 antennae segments, having one less "filler" segment in the middle. Inner edge of eye doesn't have indentation, as opposed to subgenus Anthrenus.

Species

According to World Dermestidae catalogue, these species currently belong to subgenus Nathrenus:

Species group "albomaculatus"

Anthrenus albomaculatus – Indonesia ; Malaysia Anthrenus cardamom – South IndiaAnthrenus constantini – South AfricaAnthrenus herrmanni – ThailandAnthrenus hrdlickai – Philippines Anthrenus kalimantanus – Indonesia Anthrenus mindanaoensis – PhilippinesAnthrenus perak – Indonesia ; MalaysiaAnthrenus preissi – Indonesia Anthrenus sabahense – Malaysia Anthrenus viktorai – Malaysia

Species group "verbasci"

Anthrenus afer – South AfricaAnthrenus albostictus – South AfricaAnthrenus arndti – NamibiaAnthrenus barclayi – AngolaAnthrenus basilewskyi – Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, ZambiaAnthrenus bezdeki – Yemen Anthrenus biskrensis – Italy ; Malta; Spain; Algeria; Libya; Morocco; TunisiaAnthrenus bomiensis – China Anthrenus boyesi – Congo; Malawi; Swaziland; Zimbabwe; South Africa ;Anthrenus bulirschi – Greece; Turkey; Israel; Jordan; Lebanon; SyriaAnthrenus capensis – South AfricaAnthrenus cordis – South AfricaAnthrenus cylindricornis – South AfricaAnthrenus edopetri – Laos; ThailandAnthrenus exilis – Algeria; Egypt; Libya; Morocco; Tchad; TunisiaAnthrenus funebris – Greece Anthrenus gorki – Azerbaijan; Greece; TurkeyAnthrenus havai – NamibiaAnthrenus jakli – Oman; YemenAnthrenus kabakovi – VietnamAnthrenus knizeki – China Anthrenus kopeckyi – MoroccoAnthrenus kucerai – China Anthrenus liliputianus – EgyptAnthrenus longisetosus – China Anthrenus malawicus – MalawiAnthrenus maltzi – AngolaAnthrenus margarethae – South AfricaAnthrenus molitor – Albania; Bulgaria; Croatia; France; Greece; Italy; Macedonia; Spain; Turkey; Algeria; Egypt; Morocco; Tunisia; Iraq; Israel; LebanonAnthrenus nadeini – EthiopiaAnthrenus narani – PakistanAnthrenus natalensis – South Africa Anthrenus nideki – South AfricaAnthrenus nocivus – AlgeriaAnthrenus noctua – South AfricaAnthrenus obenbergeri – CreteAnthrenus obscurus – South AfricaAnthrenus paramolitor – Crete; TurkeyAnthrenus pilosus – China Anthrenus propinquus – China Anthrenus pubifer – Turkey; Iran; Iraq; SyriaAnthrenus purcharti – Yemen Anthrenus schawalleri – China Anthrenus sichuanicus – China Anthrenus signatus – Austria; Bosnia & Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Czech Republic; Greece; Hungary; Italy; Montenegro; Poland; Romania; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; TurkeyAnthrenus snizeki – South AfricaAnthrenus stelma – NamibiaAnthrenus strakai – Cape VerdeAnthrenus subsetosus – Myanmar; VietnamAnthrenus transcaspicus – Iran; TurkmenistanAnthrenus tryznai – China Anthrenus turnai – China Anthrenus undatus – South AfricaAnthrenus verbasci – CosmopolitanAnthrenus versicolor – Greece; Italy Anthrenus zahradniki – Greece ; Lebanon; Turkey; Cyprus

Species group "ambericus" (extinct">Extinction">extinct)

Some species of subgenus Nathrenus were preserved in amber and consist of:
  • †Anthrenus ambericus
  • †Anthrenus electron
  • †Anthrenus groehni
  • †''Anthrenus kerneggeri''

Synonymization of Neoanthrenus

In 2013, researchers reclassified the species of the endemic Australian genus Neoanthrenus, placing them under the subgenus Nathrenus. However, recent research removes the species from genus Anthrenus due to significant genetic and morphological differences.
Species considered to be part of species group "ocellifer":Anthrenus armstrongielus – Australia: SydneyAnthrenus consobrinus – Australia: Northern Territory, Western AustraliaAnthrenus frater – TasmaniaAnthrenus king – Australia Anthrenus macqueeni – Australia Anthrenus niveosparsus – Australia Anthrenus ocellifer – Australia Anthrenus parallelus – Australia Anthrenus svatopluki – Australia