Dermestidae (Coleoptera) from the collection of the Czech entomologist Aldo Olexa. Part 2 – Thorictini
Dermestidae (Coleoptera) ze sbírky českého entomologa Aldo Olexy. Část 2 – Thorictini
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Klapalekiana 42(1–3): 87-92, 2006
Jiří Háva
Published in print: 30th June 2006
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Abstract: The list of all identified specimens from the tribe Thorictini (Coleoptera:
Dermestidae) from the collection of the Czech entomologist Aldo Olexa are
presented. A new species, Thorictus olexai sp. n. from Kazakhstan, is described
and illustrated. New records extending the known geographical distribution are
published for the following taxa: Thorictus castaneus castaneus Germar, 1834, T.
ehlersii therondi Chobaut, 1924, T. foreli Wasmann, 1894 (all from Morocco), T.
grandicollis grandicollis Germar, 1842, T. myrmecophilus Reitter, 1881 (both
from Armenia), and T. petranus John, 1965 from Syria.
Key words: Taxonomy, distribution, new species, Coleoptera, Dermestidae, Thorictus, Palaearctic region