Nathrenus

{{short description|Subgenus of beetles}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = Anthrenus-verbasci-17-fws.jpg | image_caption = ''Anthrenus verbasci'', common species from the subgenus (cosmopolitan) | taxon = Nathrenus | authority = Casey, 1900 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text. }} '''''Nathrenus''''' is a subgenus of the genus ''Anthrenus'' of the subfamily Megatominae within the family of skin beetles.<ref name=wd-genera/> The most well-known species from the subgenus, varied carpet beetle (''Anthrenus verbasci''), is distributed in most parts of the world, whereas the vast majority of other species are only present in regions of Africa and Asia.

== Key characters ==

Subgenus is distinguished by antennae with 11 segments. Occasionally, male specimen appear with 10 antennae segments, having one less "filler" segment in the middle. Inner edge of eye doesn't have indentation, as opposed to subgenus Anthrenus.<ref name=coleonet-anthrenus/>

== Species == According to World Dermestidae catalogue, these species currently belong to subgenus ''Nathrenus'':<ref name=wd-species/><ref name=dermestidae-herrmann/>

=== Species group "albomaculatus" === {{div col|colwidth=30em|small=yes}} * ''Anthrenus albomaculatus'' (Pic, 1927) – Indonesia (Borneo, Kalimantan); Malaysia (Pahang, Perak) * ''Anthrenus cardamom'' (Háva, 2001) – South India * ''Anthrenus constantini'' (Háva & Herrmann, 2006) – South Africa * ''Anthrenus herrmanni'' (Kadej & Háva, 2016) – Thailand * ''Anthrenus hrdlickai'' (Háva, 2016) – Philippines (Luzon) * ''Anthrenus kalimantanus'' (Háva, 2004) – Indonesia (Kalimantan) * ''Anthrenus mindanaoensis'' (Háva, 2004) – Philippines * ''Anthrenus perak'' (Háva, 2016) – Indonesia (Kalimantan); Malaysia * ''Anthrenus preissi'' (Háva & Herrmann, 2003) – Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatra) * ''Anthrenus sabahense'' (Háva, 2021) – Malaysia (Sabah) * ''Anthrenus viktorai'' (Háva, 2016) – Malaysia {{div col end}}

=== Species group "verbasci" === {{div col|colwidth=30em|small=yes}} * ''Anthrenus afer'' (Péringuey, 1886) – South Africa * ''Anthrenus albostictus'' (Reitter, 1881) – South Africa * ''Anthrenus arndti'' (Háva, 2005) – Namibia * ''Anthrenus barclayi'' (Háva, 2019) – Angola * ''Anthrenus basilewskyi'' (Kalík, 1965) – Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia * ''Anthrenus bezdeki'' (Háva, 2017) – Yemen (Socotra) * ''Anthrenus biskrensis'' (Reitter, 1887) – Italy (Lampedusa, Lipari, Sicily); Malta; Spain; Algeria; Libya; Morocco; Tunisia * ''Anthrenus bomiensis'' (Háva, 2004) – China (Tibet, Yunnan) * ''Anthrenus boyesi'' (Háva, 2004) – Congo; Malawi; Swaziland; Zimbabwe; South Africa (Cape, Namaqualand, Natal, Transvaal, Zululand); * ''Anthrenus bulirschi'' (Háva, 2000) – Greece; Turkey; Israel; Jordan; Lebanon; Syria * ''Anthrenus capensis'' (Guérin–Méneville, 1835) – South Africa * ''Anthrenus cordis'' (Háva & Kadej, 2006) – South Africa * ''Anthrenus cylindricornis'' (Herrmann & Háva, 2014) – South Africa * ''Anthrenus edopetri'' (Háva, 2004) – Laos; Thailand * ''Anthrenus exilis'' (Mulsant & Rey, 1868) – Algeria; Egypt; Libya; Morocco; Tchad; Tunisia * ''Anthrenus funebris'' (Reitter, 1889) – Greece (Karpathos Islands) * ''Anthrenus gorki'' (Háva, 2008) – Azerbaijan; Greece; Turkey * ''Anthrenus havai'' (Kadej & Jakubska, 2007) – Namibia * ''Anthrenus jakli'' (Háva, 2001) – Oman; Yemen * ''Anthrenus kabakovi'' (Kadej & Háva, 2016) – Vietnam * ''Anthrenus knizeki'' (Háva, 2004) – China (Gansu, Hebei, Shaanxi, Sichuan) * ''Anthrenus kopeckyi'' (Háva, 2017) – Morocco * ''Anthrenus kucerai'' (Háva, 2005) – China (Sichuan) * ''Anthrenus liliputianus'' (Mulsant & Rey, 1868) – Egypt * ''Anthrenus longisetosus'' (Kadej & Háva, 2015) – China (Jiangxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang) * ''Anthrenus malawicus'' (Háva, 2004) – Malawi * ''Anthrenus maltzi'' (Kadej, 2010) – Angola * ''Anthrenus margarethae'' (Háva & Kadej, 2006) – South Africa * ''Anthrenus molitor'' (Aubé, 1850) – Albania; Bulgaria; Croatia; France; Greece; Italy; Macedonia; Spain; Turkey; Algeria; Egypt; Morocco; Tunisia; Iraq; Israel; Lebanon * ''Anthrenus nadeini'' (Kadej & Háva, 2008) – Ethiopia * ''Anthrenus narani'' (Háva & Ahmed, 2014) – Pakistan * ''Anthrenus natalensis'' (Háva, 2004) – South Africa (Cape, Natal) * ''Anthrenus nideki'' (Háva, 2005) – South Africa * ''Anthrenus nocivus'' (Mulsant & Godart, 1870) – Algeria * ''Anthrenus noctua'' (Háva, 2005) – South Africa * ''Anthrenus obenbergeri'' (Háva & Herrmann, 2021) – Crete * ''Anthrenus obscurus'' (Thunberg, 1815) – South Africa * ''Anthrenus paramolitor'' (Herrmann & Háva, 2021) – Crete; Turkey * ''Anthrenus pilosus'' (Pic, 1923) – China (Tibet) * ''Anthrenus propinquus'' (Háva, 2005) – China (Sichuan) * ''Anthrenus pubifer'' (Reitter, 1899) – Turkey; Iran; Iraq; Syria * ''Anthrenus purcharti'' (Háva, 2014) – Yemen (Socotra) * ''Anthrenus schawalleri'' (Háva & Kadej, 2006) – China (Sichuan) * ''Anthrenus sichuanicus'' (Háva, 2004) – China (Sichuan) * ''Anthrenus signatus'' (Erichson, 1846) – Austria; Bosnia & Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Czech Republic; Greece; Hungary; Italy; Montenegro; Poland; Romania; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Turkey * ''Anthrenus snizeki'' (Háva, 2004) – South Africa * ''Anthrenus stelma'' (Kadej & Háva, 2006) – Namibia * ''Anthrenus strakai'' (Herrmann & Háva, 2012) – Cape Verde * ''Anthrenus subsetosus'' (Arrow, 1915) – Myanmar; Vietnam * ''Anthrenus transcaspicus'' (Mroczkowski, 1960) – Iran; Turkmenistan * ''Anthrenus tryznai'' (Háva, 2001) – China (Tibet) * ''Anthrenus turnai'' (Háva, 2004) – China (Sichuan) * ''Anthrenus undatus'' (Reitter, 1881) – South Africa * ''Anthrenus verbasci'' (Linnaeus, 1767) – Cosmopolitan * ''Anthrenus versicolor'' (Reitter, 1887) – Greece; Italy (Sardinia, Sicily) * ''Anthrenus zahradniki'' (Háva, 2003) – Greece (Chios, Rhodes); Lebanon; Turkey; Cyprus {{div col end}}

=== Species group "ambericus" (extinct) === Some species of subgenus ''Nathrenus'' were preserved in amber and consist of: * †''Anthrenus ambericus'' (Háva, Prokop & Herrmann, 2006) * †''Anthrenus electron'' (Háva, Prokop & Kadej, 2006) * †''Anthrenus groehni'' (Háva, Prokop & Herrmann, 2006) * †''Anthrenus kerneggeri'' (Háva, Prokop & Herrmann, 2008)

== Synonymization of Neoanthrenus == In 2013, researchers reclassified the species of the endemic Australian genus ''Neoanthrenus'', placing them under the subgenus ''Nathrenus'' (as a group of species "ocellifer").<ref name=neoanthrenus-2013/> However, recent research removes the species from genus ''Anthrenus'' due to significant genetic and morphological differences.<ref name=zhou2022/>

Species considered to be part of species group "ocellifer":<ref name=wd-species/> {{div col|colwidth=30em|small=yes}} * ''Anthrenus armstrongielus'' (Kadej & Háva, 2013) – Australia: Sydney * ''Anthrenus consobrinus'' (Háva, 2005) – Australia: Northern Territory, Western Australia * ''Anthrenus frater'' (Arrow, 1915) – Tasmania * ''Anthrenus king'' (Háva, 2002) – Australia (King Island) * ''Anthrenus macqueeni'' (Armstrong, 1949) – Australia (Queensland) * ''Anthrenus niveosparsus'' (Armstrong, 1941) – Australia (New South Wales) * ''Anthrenus ocellifer'' (Blackburn, 1891) – Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia) * ''Anthrenus parallelus'' (Armstrong, 1941) – Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria) * ''Anthrenus svatopluki'' (Kadej & Háva, 2013) – Australia (Western Australia) {{div col end}}

==References== {{Reflist|refs=

<ref name=wd-genera>{{Cite web |last=Háva |first=Jiří |date=2023 |title=World Dermestidae. Genera and subgenera division of Dermestidae |url=http://dermestidae.wz.cz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Genera-and-subgenera-division-of-Dermestidae.pdf |access-date=2 June 2024 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20240519054836/http://dermestidae.wz.cz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Genera-and-subgenera-division-of-Dermestidae.pdf | archivedate= 19 May 2024}}</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#page=6 |access-date=2 June 2024 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20240602070250/http://dermestidae.wz.cz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Subfamily-Megatominae.pdf#page=6| 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>

<ref name=coleonet-anthrenus>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Anthrenus Bestimmungstabelle (Anthrenus identification table) |url=https://coleonet.de/coleo/texte/anthrenus.htm |access-date=12 June 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521045158/https://coleonet.de/coleo/texte/anthrenus.htm |archivedate= 21 May 2024 }}</ref>

<ref name=neoanthrenus-2013>{{CiteQ|Q29470117}}</ref>

<ref name=zhou2022>{{CiteQ|Q116673277}}</ref>

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Category:Anthrenus Category:Insect subgenera Category:Taxa named by Thomas Lincoln Casey Jr.