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September 10, 2025

Descriptions of Anthrenus (Anthrenodes) pica and Anthrenus (Anthrenodes) translucens (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae), two new species from Yemen and Oman

Key Points

Two new species were identified from Oman and Yemen, expanding knowledge of the Dermestidae family.
Anthrenus pica and Anthrenus translucens were compared to Anthrenus malkini, a closely related species.
Images provided illustrate key morphological features, aiding in species identification.
Now, nine species belonging to the subgenus Anthrenodes have been documented in the southern Arabian Peninsula.

Abstract

Two new species, Anthrenus (Anthrenodes) pica Holloway and Herrmann and Anthrenus translucens Holloway and Herrmann (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae) from Oman and Yemen are described and compared with A. malkini Mroczkowski, 1980, the most likely confounding species because of geographical overlap and internal similarity. Images of the habitus, ventrites, antenna, aedeagus, and sternite IX are presented. Nine species of the subgenus Anthrenodes Chobaut are now known from the southern Arabian Peninsula.

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