title: The genus Neoanthrenus Armstrong, 1941 (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Anthrenini): A new synonym of Anthrenus Geoffroy, 1762.
abstract: A new synonym is proposed for Anthrenus Geoffroy, 1762 (= Neoanthrenus Armstrong, 1941 syn. n.) and the following species are transferred to Anthrenus (Nathrenus): Anthrenus (Nathrenus) armstrongielus replacement name for Neoanthrenus armstrongi Kalik, 1957; Anthrenus (Nathrenus) consobrinus (Hava), 2005 new combination; Anthrenus (Nathrenus) frater Arrow, 1915 return to former combination; Anthrenus (Nathrenus) king (Hava), 2002 new combination; Anthrenus (Nathrenus) macqueeni (Armstrong), 1949 new combination; Anthrenus (Nathrenus) niveosparsus (Armstrong), 1941 new combination; Anthrenus (Nathrenus) ocellifer Blackburn, 1891 return to former combination; Anthrenus (Nathrenus) parallelus (Armstrong), 1941 new combination; and Anthrenus (Nathrenus) svatopluki replacement name for Neoanthrenus bilyi Hava, 2003b.
authors.affiliation: Department of Invertebrate Biology, Evolution and Conservation, Faculty of Biology, Evolution and Ecology, University of Wroclaw, ul Przybyszewskiego 63/77, 51-148 Wroclaw, Poland. entomol@biol.uni.wroc.pl
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kadej
authors.forename: Jirí
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Háva
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D009626:Terminology as Topic