Anthrenus goliath

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Anthrenus goliath
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Dermestidae
Genus: Anthrenus
Subgenus: Anthrenus
Species:
A. goliath
Binomial name
Anthrenus goliath
Saulcy in Mulsant & Rey, 1867 [1] [2]

Anthrenus goliath is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. It is known from North Africa, with confirmed records in Egypt. [1] Possibly occurring in Algeria, [2] Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, and Syria. [3] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Holloway, Graham; Herrmann, Andreas (2023). "Neotype designation of Anthrenus goliath Saulcy in Mulsant & Rey, 1867 (Coleoptera, Dermestidae, Megatominae)". Baltic Journal of Coleopterology. 23 (2): 341–348. doi:10.59893/bjc.23(2).022.
  2. 1 2 Mulsant, E.; Rey, C. (1867). "Anthrenus goliath: Saulcy". Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon. Nouvelle série (15). Paris: F. Savy: 156–58.
  3. Háva, Jiří (2023). "World Dermestidae. Subfamily Megatominae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  4. Herrmann, Andreas (2024). "Dermestidae (Abbildungen)". Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.