Anthrenus goliath is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. It is known from North Africa, with confirmed records in Egypt.[1] Possibly occurring in Algeria,[2] Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, and Syria.[3][4]

Anthrenus goliath
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Dermestidae
Genus: Anthrenus
Subgenus: Anthrenus
Species:
A. goliath
Binomial name
Anthrenus goliath
Saulcy in Mulsant & Rey, 1867[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Holloway, Graham; Herrmann, Andreas (2023). "Neotype designation of Anthrenus goliath Saulcy in Mulsant & Rey, 1867 (Coleoptera, Dermestidae, Megatominae)". Baltic Journal of Coleopterology. 23 (2): 341–348. doi:10.59893/bjc.23(2).022.
  2. ^ a b Mulsant, E.; Rey, C. (1867). Histoire Naturelle des Coléopteres de France. Tribu des Scuticolles. Paris: F. Savy, (1867) [reprint from Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon (N. S.) 15: 1–188, 3 pls.]{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  3. ^ Háva, Jiří (2023). "World Dermestidae. Subfamily Megatominae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  4. ^ Herrmann, Andreas (2024). "Dermestidae (Abbildungen)". Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.