Attagenus quadrinotatus Pic, 1938

Háva, Jiří, 2008, New faunistic data and remarks on some species of Dermestidae (Coleoptera), Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 8 (2), pp. 125-129 : 126

Attagenus quadrinotatus Pic, 1938

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Attagenus quadrinotatus Pic, 1938: 10 . Attagenus quadrinotatus : Mroczkowski, 1968: 90 (catalogued).

Attagenus pellio (sic!): Liu & Zhang, 1986: 86. Attagenus quadrinotatus : Hua, 2002: 100 (checklist).

Attagenus quadrinotatus : Háva, 2003: 67 (catalogued).

Type material. 1 female: „ Yunnan (Ehine)“ [handwritten label] \ „ Type “ [small handwritten label] \ „4 notatus n sp.“ [handwritten label], ( MNHN) . 1 Syntype: „ Yunnan fou“ [handwritten label] \ „ Attagenus quadrinotatus Pic “ [handwritten label], ( SMNS) .

Other material studied. „ Yunnan fou”, 1 female, V. Kalík det. 1948, J. Háva revid., ( SMNS); „ China, Guizhou, env. Kaili-Leishan , Miao mts., 1200 m, 16-19.vi.2000, S. Murzin leg.”, 1 female, J. Háva det., ( JHAC) .

Remarks. The two originally stated females specimens (Type and Syntype) belong to two different species. The female specimen (after cleaning) (type) from MNHN belongs to Attagenus pellio (Linnaeus, 1758) , while the second specimen (Syntype) from SMNS (ex coll. Pic; ex coll. Kalík) is a female specimen that agrees with the original description of A. quadrinotatus . The specimen from SMNS is here designated as Lectotype [red label: Lectotype, Attagenus quadrinotatus, Pic, 1938 , Jiří Háva design. 2006]. The lectotype is designated in order to stabilize the nomenclature of this genus according to Article 74.7.3. of the Code (ICZN 1999). Liu & Zhang (1986) erroneously re-described this species in chinese language and illustrated habitus and antennae of both sexes of this species as A. pellio .

Differential diagnosis. The species A. quadrinotatus Pic, 1938 is very similar to A. pellio (Linnaeus, 1758) and A. silvaticus Zhantiev, 1976 but differs from them by the following characters: Elytral spots;

Pronotal pubescence;

Abdominal pubescence.

A. quadrinotatus Each elytron with two distinct yellow spots (one near elytral humerus, one medially); Lateral parts with yellow pubescence, median part of disk with black pubescence; Yellow.

Figures

Fig. 1. Dorsal aspect of Attagenus quadrinotatus Pic, 1938 (orig. A. Herrmann)