Solskinus is a subgenus of the genus Anthrenus of the subfamily Megatominae within the family of skin beetles.[3] Subgenus is distinguished by antennae with 7 segments.[4]

Solskinus
Anthrenus sogdianus, a species of the subgenus Solskinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dermestidae
Genus: Anthrenus
Subgenus: Solskinus
Mroczkowski, 1962[1][2]
Species

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Species

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According to World Dermestidae catalogue, these species currently belong to subgenus Solskinus, with most being present only in parts of Asia:[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Mroczkowski, Maciej (1962). "Dermestidae (Coleoptera) from the Kazakh SSR = Dermestidae (Coleoptera) Kazachskiej SRR". Annales Zoologici. 20: 252.
  2. ^ Mroczkowski, M. (1951). "Anthrenus (Helocerus) polonicus sp. n. from Central and Eastern Europe with a description of a new subgenus of Anthrenus Geoffr" (PDF). Annales Musei Zoologici Polonici. 14: 253–260, pl. XXXV. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-04-06.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Anthrenus Bestimmungstabelle (Anthrenus identification table)". 2024. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  5. ^ Háva, Jiří (2023). "World Dermestidae. Subfamily Megatominae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  6. ^ Herrmann, Andreas (2024). "Dermestidae (Abbildungen)". Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.