Ranthenus is a subgenus of the genus Anthrenus of the subfamily Megatominae within the family of skin beetles.[2] Species of subgenus are present only in Asia and Turkey. Subgenus is distinguished by antennae with 4 segments.[3]
| Ranthenus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dermestidae |
| Genus: | Anthrenus |
| Subgenus: | Ranthenus Mroczkowski, 1962[1] |
| Species | |
Species
editAccording to World Dermestidae catalogue, these species currently belong to subgenus Ranthenus:[4][5]
- Anthrenus alatauensis (Mroczkowski, 1962) – Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan
- Anthrenus kryzhanovskii (Sokolov, 1979) – Kyrgyzstan; Turkmenistan
- Anthrenus prudeki (Háva, 2002) – Turkey; Iran; Syria
- Anthrenus zeravshanicus (Sokolov, 1979) – Tajikistan
References
edit- ^ Mroczkowski, Maciej (1962). "Dermestidae (Coleoptera) from the Kazakh SSR = Dermestidae (Coleoptera) Kazachskiej SRR". Annales Zoologici. 20: 254–255.
- ^ Háva, Jiří (2023). "World Dermestidae. Genera and subgenera division of Dermestidae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Anthrenus Bestimmungstabelle (Anthrenus identification table)". 2024. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ Háva, Jiří (2023). "World Dermestidae. Subfamily Megatominae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ Herrmann, Andreas (2024). "Dermestidae (Abbildungen)". Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
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