''Lanorus'' (formerly ''Paranovelsis'') is a genus of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

s in the family

Dermestidae Dermestidae are a family of Coleoptera that are commonly referred to as skin beetles or carpet beetles. Other common names include larder beetles, hide or leather beetles, and khapra beetles. There are over 1,800 species described. Dermestids ha ...

, containing the following species:

Species

According to World Dermestidae catalogue, these species currently belong to genus ''Lanorus'':

Species group "varicolor"

Species are generally found in South and North America (with exception of '' Lanorus aequalis'') *'' Lanorus adspersus'' (Blanchard in Orbigny, 1843) – Bolivia *'' Lanorus aequalis'' (Sharp, 1902) – Mexico (Baja California, Veracruz), United States (Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia). Introduced to Europe: Finland, France, Italy, Romania, Spain, Switzerland *'' Lanorus anumbiusi'' (Háva, 2016) – Argentina *'' Lanorus bitaeniatus'' (Steinheil, 1869) – Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay. Introduced to New Zealand *'' Lanorus diiorioi'' (Háva in Háva & Turienzo, 2019) – Argentina *'' Lanorus gounellei'' (Pic, 1915) – Brazil *'' Lanorus harpiae'' (Háva, 2019) – Chile *'' Lanorus inexpectatus'' (Herrmann & Háva, 2016) – Argentina *'' Lanorus mcdonaldi'' (Herrmann & Háva, 2021) – United States (California) *'' Lanorus platanegrachei'' (Herrmann & Háva, 2014) – Argentina, Chile *'' Lanorus perplexus'' (Jayne, 1882) – Canada (British Columbia), United States (California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington) *''

Lanorus varicolor ''Lanorus'' (formerly ''Paranovelsis'') is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, containing the following species: Species According to World Dermestidae catalogue, these species currently belong to genus ''Lanorus'': Species group ...

'' (Jayne, 1882) – Mexico (Sonora), United States (Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Texas, West Virginia) *'' Lanorus venezuelae'' (Háva, 2013) – Venezuela *'' Lanorus venustus'' (Háva, 2014) – Ecuador

Species group "pantherinus"

Mostly Asian species, with some found in parts of Europe *'' Lanorus hadesi'' (Kadej & Háva, 2014) – Turkey *'' Lanorus jelineki'' (Háva, 2004) – Turkey, Iran *'' Lanorus maculatus'' (Kalík, 2006) – Albania, Bulgaria, Greece *'' Lanorus pantherinus'' (Ahrens, 1814) – Europe, Western Russia,

Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region spanning Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, comprising parts of Southern Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. The Caucasus Mountains, i ...

region, Turkey *'' Lanorus quadricolor'' (Sumakov, 1907) – Armenia, Turkey,

Central Asia Central Asia is a region of Asia consisting of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The countries as a group are also colloquially referred to as the "-stans" as all have names ending with the Persian language, Pers ...

, Mongolia

Species group "punctatus"

European and Asian species. Lanorus punctatus (previously ''Attagenus punctatus'') is most known due to its big distribution range *'' Lanorus hyrcanus'' (Zhantiev, 2009) – Azerbaijan, Iran *'' Lanorus moravicus'' (Háva, 2018) – Czech Republic, Ukraine *'' Lanorus punctatus'' (Scopoli, 1772) – Europe: Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy (with Sicily), Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine. Western Russia and Azerbaijan *'' Lanorus siteki'' (Háva, 2020) – Croatia, Greece

References

Dermestidae genera {{Dermestidae-stub

Species

Species group "varicolor"

Species group "pantherinus"

Species group "punctatus"

See also

References