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ARTIGO / ARTÍCULO / ARTICLE Contribution to the Knowledge of Dermestidae (Coleoptera) from Argentina ISSN: 1989-6581 Háva (2016) www.aegaweb.com/arquivos_entomoloxicos ARQUIVOS ENTOMOLÓXICOS, 16: 405-416 ARTIGO / ARTÍCULO / ARTICLE Contribution to the knowledge of Dermestidae (Coleoptera) from Argentina. * Jiří Háva Department of Forest Protection and Entomology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Kamýcká 1176, CZ-165 21, Prague 6 - Suchdol, Czech Republic. e-mail: [email protected] Abstract: Four species of Dermestidae (Coleoptera) from Argentina are described, illustrated and compared with similar species: Trogoderma sceliphronum sp. nov., Trogoderma turienzoi sp. nov., Sodaliatoma argentinum sp. nov., and Paranovelsis anumbiusi sp. nov. New locality data from Argentina for the following species are mentioned: Anthrenus (Nathrenus) verbasci (Linnaeus, 1767), Attagenus unicolor (Brahm, 1790), Cryptorhopalum occultum Háva, 2015, Dermestes (Dermestes) patagoniensis Háva & Kalík, 2005, Paranovelsis bitaeniatus (Steinheil, 1869), Paranovelsis inexpectata Herrmann & Háva, 2016, Paranovelsis platanegrachei Herrmann & Háva, 2014, Trogoderma angustum (Solier in Gay, 1849), Trogoderma argentina (Pic, 1906), and Trogoderma latenotata (Pic, 1915). Two species are new to Argentina: Trogoderma inclusum LeConte, 1854 and Trogoderma ruficolle Reitter, 1881. The species Trogoderma inclusum LeConte, 1854 is new to Bolivia. The species Trogoderma latenotata (Pic, 1915) comb. nov, is newly combined from the genus Globicornis Latreille in Cuvier, 1829. A list of species recorded in Argentina is provided. Key words: Coleoptera, Dermestidae, Attagenus, Dermestes, Anthrenus, Paranovelsis, Cryptorhopalum, Trogoderma, taxonomy, new species, new combination, new records, Argentina, Bolivia. Resumen: Contribución al conocimiento de los Dermestidae (Coleoptera) de Argentina. Se describen e ilustran cuatro especies de Dermestidae (Coleoptera) de Argentina y se comparan con especies similares: Trogoderma sceliphronum sp. nov., Trogoderma turienzoi sp. nov., Sodaliatoma argentinum sp. nov. y Paranovelsis anumbiusi sp. nov. Se mencionan nuevos datos para localidades de Argentina de las siguientes especies: Anthrenus (Nathrenus) verbasci (Linnaeus, 1767), Attagenus unicolor (Brahm, 1790), Cryptorhopalum occultum Háva, 2015, Dermestes (Dermestes) patagoniensis Háva & Kalík, 2005, Paranovelsis bitaeniatus (Steinheil, 1869), Paranovelsis inexpectata Herrmann & Háva, 2016, Paranovelsis platanegrachei Herrmann & Háva, 2014, Trogoderma angustum (Solier in Gay, 1849), Trogoderma argentina (Pic, 1906) y Trogoderma latenotata (Pic, 1915). Dos especies son nuevas para Argentina: Trogoderma inclusum LeConte, 1854 y Trogoderma ruficolle Reitter, 1881. La especie Trogoderma inclusum LeConte, 1854 es nueva para Bolivia. La especie Trogoderma latenotata (Pic, 1915) comb. nov. es una nueva combinación a partir del género Globicornis Latreille in Cuvier, 1829. Se proporciona una lista de las especies citadas de Argentina. Palabras clave: Coleoptera, Dermestidae, Attagenus, Dermestes, Anthrenus, Paranovelsis, Cryptorhopalum, Trogoderma, taxonomía, nuevas especies, nueva combinación, nuevas citas, Argentina, Bolivia. Recibido: 11 de diciembre de 2016 Publicado on-line: 25 de diciembre de 2016 Aceptado: 15 de diciembre de 2016 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:7D2AA6BA-89F2-4597-B6D3-632B5CBF544C Introduction The family Dermestidae (Coleoptera: Bostrichoidea) contains about 1500 species and subspecies worldwide (Háva 2015a). Its members are mainly scavengers on dried proteinaceous material and are of economic importance because the family includes species that are pests of stored products or natural history enemies (Lawrence & Ślipiński 2005). * This article is dedicated to the memory of my colleague †Osvaldo R. Di Iorio (Buenos Aires, Argentina). 405 Háva (2016): Contribution to the knowledge of Dermestidae (Coleoptera) from Argentina. During the determination of some Dermestidae deposited in National Museum in Buenos Aires, Argentina, we found four new species and more new faunistic records from Argentina. The latest researchs about Argentinean Dermestidae were provided by Aravena (1974), Turienzo & Di Iorio (2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014a, b), Háva (2007, 2015b), Háva & Kalík (2005), and Herrmann & Háva (2013, 2014, 2016). Material and methods The size of the beetle and of its body parts can be useful in species recognition, so the following measurements were made: Total length (TL) – linear distance from anterior margin of pronotum to apex of elytra. Elytral width (EW) – maximal linear transverse distance. Specimens of the presently described species are provided with red, printed labels with the text as follows: “HOLOTYPE [or PARATYPE, respectively] name of taxon sp. nov. Jiří Háva det. 2016”. The following abbreviations were used in this study: JHAC Jiří Háva, Private Entomological Laboratory & Collection, Únětice u Prahy, Prague-west, Czech Republic. MACN Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”, Buenos Aires, Argentina. ODIC Collection of Osvaldo R. Di Iorio, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Species are arranged in alphabetical order, the nomenclature and zoogeography follow Háva (2015a). Results Subfamily Attageninae Tribe Attagenini Attagenus unicolor (Brahm, 1790) Material examined. Argentina, Buenos Aires, Campo de Mayo, 30-VIII-2009, Di Iorio leg., reared from larvae in nest of Myiopsitta monachus, 6 spec., (ODIC); Argentina, Capital Federal Ciudad Universitaria, 10-III-2009, Di Iorio leg., reared from larva in nest Columba linia, 20 spec., (ODIC). Distribution. Cosmopolitan species. New locality data from Argentina. Paranovelsis anumbiusi sp. nov. (Figs. 1-5) Type material. Holotype (♂): Argentina, Córdoba, Mina Clavero, 25-XI-2009, Di Iorio leg., adults inside a nest of Coryphistera alaudina, (MACN). Paratypes: (3♀♀): the same data as Holotype, (ODIC); and 15 spec.: Argentina, Buenos Aires, Río Luján, 30-X-2009, Di Iorio leg., reared from larvae in a nest of Anumbius annumbi, (7 ODIC, 8 JHAC). Description. Male. Body (Fig. 1) measurements (mm): TL 3.5, EW 1.8; cuticle darkish brown and brown on dorsal surfaces, brown on ventral surfaces; in general large and elongate, covered with brown and silver- grey recumbent setation. Head finely punctate, with brown recumbent setation. Palpi entirely brown. Ocellus on front present. Antennae, brown, with 11 antennomeres, antennal club with 3 antennomeres 406 ARQUIVOS ENTOMOLÓXICOS, 16: 405-416 (Fig. 3), with the last segment moderately enlarged, with light brown setation. Pronotum finely punctate like head, covered with silver-grey recumbent setation. Discally with two circular depressions (Fig. 2). Scutellum triangular, finely punctate as pronotum, with dark setation. Elytra finely punctate, on each humerus with a large bump; cuticle darkish, covered with brown setation. On each elytron with (or without) very small circular spots of silver-grey setation. Epipleura dark brown, finely punctate, covered with silver-grey setation. Mesosternum and metasternum covered with silver-grey setation. Abdominal ventrites finely punctate, covered with silver-grey, recumbent setation. Legs brown, with light brown setation; tibiae with short, brown spines. Genitalia as shown in Fig. 4. Female. Female externally similar to male, but differs from male by the small terminal antennomere. Variability. Body measurements (mm): TL 3.5-4.5, EW 2.0. Differential diagnosis. The new species is similar to other three species distributed in Argentina, Paranovelsis bitaeniatus (Steinheil, 1869), Paranovelsis inexpectata Herrmann & Háva, 2016, and Paranovelsis platanegrachei Herrmann & Háva, 2014, but differs from them by the unicolorous elytral and pronotal cuticle, two circular depressions on pronotum and structure of antennae and male genitalia. Etymology. The new species is named after the genus name of the bird Anumbius annumbi (Vieillot, 1817) (Aves: Rurnariidae). Bionomy. The species was collected in birds (Aves) nests of Anumbius annumbi (Vieillot, 1817) (Furnariidae) and Coryphistera alaudina (Burmeister, 1860) (Furnariidae). 1 3 4 2 5 Figs. 1-5.- Paranovelsis anumbiusi sp. nov.: 1.- Habitus, dorsal aspect. 2.- Pronotum (arrows = circular depressions). 3.- Antennae of male. 4.- Male genitalia. 5.- 9th sternite. 407 Háva (2016): Contribution to the knowledge of Dermestidae (Coleoptera) from Argentina. Paranovelsis bitaeniatus (Steinheil, 1869) Material examined. Argentina, Capital Federal, 10-XII-2008, reared from larvae in a wood floor of an old department, 3 spec., (ODIC); Argentina, La Pampa, Parage La Araňa, 5-IX-2006, L. Bragagnolo leg., emerged from larvae in nest box with Troglodytes aedon, 10 spec., (ODIC); Argentina, Pereyra, 9-V- 2010, Di Iorio leg., emerged from larvae in nest of Troglodytes aedon, 6 spec., (ODIC); Argentina, Buenos Aires, 30 km F.C.G.B., 27-I-2011, Di Iorio leg., emerged from nest of Furnarius rufus+Passer domesticus, 1 espec., (ODIC); Argentina, Santiago del Estero, La María, II-2009, emerged from nest of Coryphistera alaudina, 11 spec., (JHAC); Argentina, Buenos Aires, Junín, Estancia La Brava, 12-VI-2008, Turienzo & Di Iorio leg., reared from larvae in nest of Columbina picui with a dead nestling, 15 spec., (ODIC); Argentina, Buenos Aires, Campo de Mayo, 24-II-2009, Di Iorio leg., reared from larvae in nest of Furnarius rufus, 4 spec., (ODIC). Distribution. Species known from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, New Zealand (introduced). New locality data from Argentina. Paranovelsis inexpectatus Herrmann & Háva, 2016 Material examined. Argentina, Córdoba,
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