Setapeacockia
Setapeacockia is a subgenus of the genus Anthrenus of the subfamily Megatominae within the family of skin beetles.[1]
| Setapeacockia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dermestidae |
| Genus: | Anthrenus |
| Subgenus: | Setapeacockia Háva, 2008 |
| Species | |
The taxonomic name is a composite of words seta and subgenus name Peacockia (referring to the shared unusual body characteristics).[2]
Description
Species have antennae with 6 segments, parallel body shape, 2.3 - 2.7 mm in length (smaller than Peacockia). Dorsal surface is covered with scales.
In females, only the 5th abdominal sternite is covered in setae (in males, visible abdominal sternites I-V are covered with scales).[2][3]
Species
There are currently 2 species in the subgenus which previously belonged to subgenus Peacockia:[4][5][2]
- Anthrenus mendax (Háva, 2006) – Iran
- Anthrenus taricus (Zhantiev, 2006) – India (Rajastan); Iran; Pakistan
See also
References
- Háva, Jiří (2023). "World Dermestidae. Genera and subgenera division of Dermestidae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- Háva, Jiří (2008). "Description of a new subgenus Setapeacockia subgen. nov. of the genus Anthrenus Geoffroy, 1762 (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Anthrenini) from Central Asia" (PDF). Latvijas entomologs. 45: 43–45. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2024.
- "Anthrenus Bestimmungstabelle (Anthrenus identification table)". 2024. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- Háva, Jiří (2023). "World Dermestidae. Subfamily Megatominae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- Herrmann, Andreas (2024). "Dermestidae (Abbildungen)". Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
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