{{Short description|Species of beetle}} {{Speciesbox | image = Anthrenus margarethae 53032050.jpg | genus = Anthrenus | species = margarethae | authority = Háva & Kadej, 2006<ref name=h&k-2006-anthrenus-margarethae/> | parent = Nathrenus }}

'''''Anthrenus (Nathrenus) margarethae''''' is a species of carpet beetle native to South Africa.<ref name=wd-species/><ref name=dermestidae-herrmann/>

== Description == thumb|left|225px|Lateral view of the beetle This insect has a strongly convex body covered in scales, measuring between 2.2 and 2.6&nbsp;mm in length and 1.5 to 1.75&nbsp;mm in width. It has large convex eyes. The front of the head, including a central eye-like spot, is covered with dark brown scales. Both males and females have brown antennae with eleven segments, ending in a three-segmented club densely covered in brown fuzz. The pronotum is brown with yellowish-orange scales on the sides and front edges. The elytra are also adorned with dark brown and yellowish-orange scales, often forming three bands across their width.

Underneath, the abdomen has segments covered in a mix of yellowish-orange and brown scales, with the sides of segments I to V especially noticeable. The legs are brown with dark brown scales on top. The feet have two slightly curved claws. Male genitalia are characterized by parameres covered in short hairs, with a slightly curved apex. Abdominal segment IX is oval-shaped with short hairs, while abdominal segment VI is light-brown with different lengths of hairs along its edges and center.<ref name=h&k-2006-anthrenus-margarethae/>

== Etymology == The species name is dedicated to Małgorzata Kadej, the wife of Marcin Kadej, one of the authors who described the species.<ref name=h&k-2006-anthrenus-margarethae/>

== References == {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=h&k-2006-anthrenus-margarethae>{{cite journal |last=Háva |first=Jiří |author2=Kadej, Marcin |title=Three new species of ''Anthrenus'' O. F. Müller, 1764 from southern Africa (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) |journal=Genus |volume=17 |pages=493–509 |year=2006 |url=https://www.cassidae.uni.wroc.pl/Hava_Anthrenus%20margarethae.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131161755/http://www.cassidae.uni.wroc.pl/Hava_Anthrenus%20margarethae.pdf |archivedate=31 January 2021}}</ref> <ref name=wd-species>{{Cite web |last=Háva |first=Jiří |date=2023 |title=World Dermestidae. Subfamily Megatominae |url=http://dermestidae.wz.cz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Subfamily-Megatominae.pdf |access-date=12 June 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602070250/http://dermestidae.wz.cz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Subfamily-Megatominae.pdf |archivedate=2 June 2024}}</ref> <ref name=dermestidae-herrmann>{{Cite web |last=Herrmann |first=Andreas |date=2024 |title=Dermestidae (Abbildungen) |url=http://www.dermestidae.com/Abbildungen.html |access-date=2 June 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602070649/http://www.dermestidae.com/Abbildungen.html |archivedate=2 June 2024}}</ref> }}

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margarethae Category:Beetles of Africa Category:Beetles described in 2006 Category:Beetles of South Africa

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