Eur. J. Entomol. 117: 481-489, 2020 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2020.051

Revision of taxonomic status of Anthrenus pimpinellae isabellinus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)Original article

Graham J. HOLLOWAY1, Dimitrios E. BAKALOUDIS2, Maxwell V.L. BARCLAY3, Ivan CAÑADA LUNA4, Christopher W. FOSTER1, Marcin KADEJ5, Amanda CALLAGHAN1, Robert J. PAXTON6
1 Centre for Wildlife Assessment and Conservation, School of Biological Sciences, Harborne Building, Whiteknights, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AS, UK; e-mails: g.j.holloway@reading.ac.uk, c.w.foster@reading.ac.uk, a.callaghan@reading.ac.uk
2 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Forestry and Natural Environment, PO Box 241, University Campus, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece; e-mail: debakaloudis@for.auth.gr
3 Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, UK; e-mail: m.barclay@nhm.ac.uk
4 44 General Riera Street, Palma, 07003 Mallorca, Spain; e-mail: ivan_cl9@hotmail.com
5 Department of Invertebrate Biology, Evolution and Conservation, Faculty of Biological Science, University of Wroc³aw, Przybyszewskiego 65, PL-51-148 Wroc³aw, Poland; e-mail: marcin.kadej@uwr.edu.pl
6 Institute for Biology, Martin Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Hoher Weg 8, 06100 Halle (Saale), Germany; e-mail: robert.paxton@zoologie.uni-halle.de

For 160 years, Anthrenus pimpinellae isabellinus Küster, 1848 has been considered a subspecies of A. pimpinellae Fabricius, 1775. However, habitus shape differs between the subspecies with A. p. isabellinus being broader than A. p. pimpinellae and resembling more closely A. dorsatus Mulsant & Rey, 1868. Here A. p. pimpinellae and A. p. isabellinus, are examined to look for evidence that they comprise a single taxonomic unit. Habitus and genital structures are considered, and the universal animal barcode region of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene is sequenced. The results of the morphological, morphometric, and genetic analyses mirror each other perfectly and suggest that A. p. isabellinus is the same species as A. dorsatus rather than being a subspecies of A. pimpinellae. The very small intraspecific DNA sequence variation supports the view that A. dorsatus and A. p. isabellinus belong to a single species that diverges considerably from A. p. pimpinellae. Morphology, including genital structure, is congruent with the genetic data and provides a powerful way of resolving species organisation in these widespread beetles. In view of these findings, Anthrenus isabellinus Küster, 1848 is restored to full species status and Anthrenus dorsatus Mulsant & Rey, 1868 becomes its new junior subjective synonym.

Keywords: Coleoptera, Dermestidae, Anthrenus dorsatus, Anthrenus pimpinellae, Anthrenus isabellinus, taxonomy, new synonymy, morphology, barcode, genitalia, antennae, sternite IX, species concept

Received: March 25, 2020; Revised: November 30, 2020; Accepted: November 30, 2020; Published online: December 16, 2020  Show citation

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HOLLOWAY, G.J., BAKALOUDIS, D.E., BARCLAY, M.V.L., CAÑADA LUNA, I., FOSTER, C.W., KADEJ, M., CALLAGHAN, A., & PAXTON, R.J. (2020). Revision of taxonomic status of Anthrenus pimpinellae isabellinus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae). EJE, 117, Article 481-489. https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2020.051
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