Anthrenus (s. str.) fosteri, Holloway, 2024

Anthrenus (s. str.) fosteri sp. nov. ( Figs. 3 View Fig , 4 View Fig ) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:824E6432-6E02-4B79-96AE-F90C3AD8F6E8

Type material

Holotype male ( NHML). Biskra, Algeria (34.86N, 5.73E), donated to British Museum (Natural History) 1927, but collection date not recorded. Collector not recorded but held in G.C. Champion collection GoogleMaps . Paratype: one female, Biskra, Algeria (34.86N, 5.73E) GoogleMaps . Paratype female NHML (diagnosis based on balance of probability since both specimens were staged on the same pin and collected at place) .

Diagnosis

Holotype Anthrenus (s. str.) fosteri (BL= 2.08 mm, BW= 1.41 mm) ( Fig. 3A View Fig ), with pale amber ocellus in centre of vertex, approximately level with top of eyes. Face covered in concolorous, broadly oval, pale-yellow scales. Notch on the lower inner margin of the eye. Integument of the pronotum very dark brown, similar to the colour on and around the small triangular scutellum. Posterior from scutellum, integument reddens becoming pale orange towards the elytral apices. Dorsal surface entirely covered in broad oval yellow scales, with small patches of orange scales and numerous patches of white scales. Sternites ( Fig. 3B View Fig ). Integument dark reddish brown and covered with cream scales. Anterior lateral margin of each sternite with patch of very pale-yellow scales, yellow scales more extensive across sternite V. Appendages. Antenna (AL=134 µm, AW=80 µm, Fig. 3C View Fig ) eleven-segmented antenna entirely red with no colour variation among the antennomeres. Well-defined, three segmented club. Legs similarly red, with pale-yellow scales on face of each femur.