Ctesias (beetle)
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Ctesias is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles. They are distributed in the Palearctic, including Europe. There are about 23 species.[1]
Taxonomy
According to World Dermestidae catalogue (Jiří Háva, 2023), following taxonomic division is proposed with 4 subgenera in genus Ctesias:[2]
- Dermestidae
- Megatominae
- Anthrenini
- Megatomini
- Ctesiini
- Ctesias
- Ctesias s. str.
- Decemctesias
- Novemctesias
- Tiresiomorpha
- Ctesias
- Dermestinae
- Thorictinae
- Orphilinae
- Trinodinae
- Attageninae
- Trogoparvinae
- Megatominae
Species
These species in genus Ctesias are currently known:[3][4]
Subgenus Ctesias:
- Ctesias dusmae Beal, 1960
- Ctesias hebei Háva, 2004
- Ctesias orientalis Zhantiev, 1988
- Ctesias serra (Fabricius, 1792) – cobweb beetle
Subgenus Decemctesias:
- Ctesias amoenus Háva, 2012
- Ctesias eggeri Herrmann & Háva, 2010
- Ctesias intermedia Mroczkowski, 1961
- Ctesias iranica Háva, 2005
- Ctesias kaliki Mroczkowski, 1961
- Ctesias maculifasciata Reitter, 1899
- Ctesias morocco Háva, 2000
- Ctesias mroczkowskii Háva & Kadej, 2014
- Ctesias olexai Háva, 2008
- Ctesias similis Háva, 2005
- Ctesias syriaca Ganglbauer, 1904
- Ctesias sogdiana Zhantiev, 1975
- Ctesias tschuiliensis Sokolov, 1972
- Ctesias yuliyae Háva in Nakládal & Háva, 2015
Subgenus Novemctesias:
- Ctesias fasciata Zhantiev, 1975
- Ctesias nuratavica Sokolov, 1983
Subgenus Tiresiomorpha:
- Ctesias dakariensis Herrmann & Háva, 2009
- Ctesias gambiensis Háva, 2022
- Ctesias gemma Zhantiev, 1976
- Ctesias hajeki Háva, 2005
- Ctesias klapperichi (Pic, 1954)
- Ctesias schawalleri Háva, 2002
- Ctesias taiensis Háva & Matsumoto, 2021
- Ctesias variegata Arrow, 1915
References
- ^ Hermann, A. & Háva, J. (2010). A new species of the genus Ctesias (Decemctesias) from Greece (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatomini). Studies and Reports. Taxonomical Series, 6, 87-90.
- ^ Háva, Jiří (2023). "World Dermestidae. Genera and subgenera division of Dermestidae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ Háva, Jiří (2023). "World Dermestidae. Subfamily Megatominae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ Herrmann, Andreas (2024). "Dermestidae (Abbildungen)". Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
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