New distributional record of Anthrenus dorsatus Mulsant & Rey, 1868 (Coleoptera, Dermestidae), Thessaloniki, Greece

By

Holloway, Graham J
Bakaloudis, Dimitrios E.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019-12-6

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

15

Series / Issue

Issue: 6

Pages

1077--1081

Subjects

Aedeagus , antenna , Anthrenus pimpinellae , bursa copula , climate change , sternite IX

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/15.6.1077

 

Abstract

Anthrenus dorsatus Mulsant & Rey, 1868 has been recorded from North Africa, Malta, and Iberia. During a recent visit to Thessaloniki, Greece, several Anthrenus species were collected, including A. dorsatus. The previously known distribution of A. dorsatus suggested that this species was restricted to the western Mediterranean basin, possibly with a coastal bias. This record extends the known range of A. dorsatus farther east and providing more evidence of range expansion in the pimpinellae species group across Europe, possibly driven by global climate change.