Anthrenus pimpinellae complex is a group of closely related species from subgenus Anthrenus. Most species that currently belong to the group were previously assigned as subspecies of Anthrenus pimpinellae.
Species
According to various sources, such as World Dermestidae catalogue and new research, these species currently belong to the group:
Anthrenus festivus (Erichson, 1846) – Europe: Austria, France, Germany, Portugal, Italy (only Sardinia and Sicily), Spain (with Balearic Islands), Switzerland; North Africa (Morocco, Tunisia) and Israel. Possibly in Cyprus
Anthrenus flavidulus (Reitter, 1889) - Caucasus region (including Armenia); Middle East (Turkey, Iran, Syria, Jordan)
Anthrenus latefasciatus (Reitter, 1892) – Russia (South-West and Far East); China (North); Turkey; Afghanistan; Caucasus region; Iran; Mongolia; North Korea; Pakistan; Syria; Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan)
Anthrenus nipponensis (Kalík & Ohbayashi, 1985) – Northern China and bordering territories in Russia; Japan; North Korea;
Anthrenus oceanicus (Fauvel, 1903) – China (Guangdong, Jiangsu); India (Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu); Indonesia (Java, Madura); Malaysia; Pakistan; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Taiwan; Australia; Cook Islands; French Polynesia (Tahiti); New Caledonia; Papua New Guinea, United States (Hawaiian Islands). Introduced to parts of Europe and Africa: Czech Republic; United Kingdom; Malta; Egypt; Congo; Mauritius; Nigeria; Reunion; Tanzania
Anthrenus pimpinellae (Fabricius, 1775) - Europe (from France to Southwest Russia). The species is still noted in other parts of the world: Asia, North Africa, Australia, United States. However, these additional records are disputed and do not provide reliable information on the distribution of the species, as they come from historical misidentification of related species within the complex, rather than accurate records of A. pimpinellae
↑Holloway, Graham (2021). "Anthrenus (s. str.) corona (Coleoptera, Dermestidae, Anthrenini): a new species in the A. pimpinellae Fabricius, 1775 complex from Turkey". Zootaxa. 4991 (3): 555–560. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4991.3.7. WikidataQ110666897.
↑Hoebeke, E. Richard; A G Wheeler (1990). "Anthrenus pimpinellae var. isabellinus Küster, New to the Eastern United States (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 44 (1): 67–68. JSTOR4008670. WikidataQ94268954.{{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for A G Wheeler (help)
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