25-30 25 N. A. Mawlood and M. S. Abdul - Rassoul Bull. Iraq nat. Hist Mus. (2003) 10 (1): 25-30 DESCRIPTION OF THREE NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS ANTHRENUS GEOFFORY (COLOEOPTERA, DERMESTIDAE) FROM IRAQ* N. A. Mawlood** and M. S. Abdul Rassoul*** **Department of Community Health, Diyala, Iraq. *** Iraq Natural History Museum, Baghdad University, Baghdad, Iraq. ABSTRACT The present work represents description of three new species of genus Anthrenus Geoffory from Iraq, these are : A. aradensis sp. nov., A. fabrici sp. nov. and A. unicolor sp. nov. Locality, host plants and date of collection were given. INTRODUCTION Anthrenus Geoffory is one of the largest and most important genus in the family Dermestidae, some species caused damage in dried animals and insect specimens, which kept in museum. Several works have been done on the species of this genus in different part of the world such as Hinton (1945), Marocoskowski (1966) and Zantive (1976). Anthrenus aradensis sp. nov. Adult: Length 1.6-2.4 mm; Breadth 0.9-1.5 mm; Head with milky scales, compound eyes with inner margin not emarginated (fig. 1a ) , Antenna with nine segments, antennal club consist of three segments, second club segment in both male and female (fig. 1b,c ) distinctly longer than the first one, Labrum(fig.1d ) with straighted posterior margin. Pronotum with oval whitish subtriangular and oval scales (fig. 1e ) , antennal cavity (fig. 1f ) oval shaped, elytra narrow with milky scales, fore tibia (fig. 1g ) with 12-13 spines. Abdominal sternites without femoral lines (fig. 1h ) , paramers longer than aedeagus, aedeagal apodemes short and not extending out of the phallobase, phallobase subtriangular shaped, bridge joining parameres strongly encurved (fig.1 i). Anthrenus aradensis sp. nov. is closely related to A. flavipes Lecont but differs from it by the following characters: compound eyes with inner margin straight(not emarginated); paramers distinctly longer than the aedeagus. Host: From the flowers of Euphorbia sp. (Euphorbiaceae). Material examined: 1♂(Holotype), 1♀ (allotype), 10♂, 4♀ (paratype), Dohok, Iraq. Coll. 4.7.1983 (Leg. N. A. Mawlood). The types were deposited in Iraq Natural History Museum. Anthrenus fabrici sp. nov. Adult:Length 1.9-2.3 mm, breadth 1.4-1.7 mm, Head with whitish scales and with small spot of brown sales on its apical part, compound eyes with inner margin emarginated (fig. 2a), Antenna with 11 segments, antennal club consist of three segments, second club segment in both male and female slightly longer than first one ( fig. 2b,c ), Labrum ( fig. 2d ) with posterior margin slightly emarginated ( fig. 2d). Pronotum with oval whitish scales and with both male and female slightly longer than first one ( fig. 2b,c ), Labrum ( fig. 2d ) with posterior margin slightly emarginated ( fig. 2d). Pronotum with oval whitish scales and with 26 New species of Anthrenus longitudinal spots of brown scales, ( fig. 2e ), antennal cavity circular shape (fig. 2f ), fore tibia (fig. 2g) with 4-5 spines. Abdominal sternites with femoral lines (fig. 2h), parameres broad and slightly longer than aedeagus , aedeagal apodemes long and extending out of phallobase , phallobase circular shaped, bridge connecting paramers moderately encurved (fig. 2i). Anthrenus fabrici sp. nov. is closely related to A. flavipes Lecont but differ from it by the following characters: Pronotum with whitish scales and with longitudinal spots of brown scales, parameres broad and slightly longer than aedeagus. Host: Ammi majus L. (Umbelliferae). Material examined: 1♂ (Holotype), 1♀ (Allotype), 4♂ (paratype), Baghdad, Iraq. Coll. 14.8.1984. (leg N. M. Mawlood). The types were deposited in Iraq Natural History Museum. Anthrenus unicolor sp. nov. Adult: length 2.9-2.2 mm, breadth 1.6-2.0 mm, Head with milky scales, compound eyes with inner margin striaghted (not emarginated)(fig. 3a), antenna with 11 segments, antennal club consist of three segments, second antennal club in male about 1.5 time as long as first one (fig. 3b), second antennal club in female slightly longer than the first one (fig. 3c), labrum (fig. 3d) with straighted posterior margin. Pronotum with subtriangular milky scales (fig. 3e), antennal cavity oval shaped (fig. 3f), elytra moderately wide covered with milky scales, fore tibia with 8-9 spines (fig. 3g), abdominal sternites with femoral lines, parameres very narrow, and slightly longer than aedeagus, aedeagal apodemes long and extending out of phallobase, phallobase nearly circular shaped, bridge connecting paramers feebly encurved (Fig. 3h). Anthrenus unicolor sp. nov. is closely related to A. flavipes Lecomt but differ from it by the following characters:- Dorsal surface of body covered with milky subtriangular scales, compound eyes with inner margin straight (not emarginated), paramers very narrow, bridge connecting paramers feebly encurved. Host: Euphorbia sp. (Euphorbiaeace). Material examined: 1♂ (Holotype), 1♀ (Allotype), 10♂ (Paratypes). Dohok, Iraq. Coll, 4/7/1983, (Leg N. A. Mawlood). The types were deposited in Iraq Natural History Museum. LITERATURE CITED Hinton, H.E. 1945. A monograph of the beetles associated with stored products. Vol. 1., Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. Viii+443pp. Mawlood, N. A. K. 1985 Taxonomic study of the beetles family Dermestidae (Insects, Coleoptera) in Iraq. M. Sc. Thesis, University of Baghdad, 163 pp. Mroczkowski, M. 1968. Distribution of Dermestidae (Coleoptera) of the world with a catalogue of all known species. Ann. Zoo., Warszaw. 26 (3):15-191. Zantiev, R.D. 1976. Leather beetles (Family Demestidae) of the fauna of USSR. Moscow University. 182pp. 27 N. A. Mawlood and M. S. Abdul - Rassoul Bull. Iraq nat. Hist Mus. (2003) 10 (1): 25-30 س ن جن دي ة م ج ال ة انو ع ف ث ص مدية ( Anthrenus Geofforgو غ *من العراق) االجنحة، عائلة درمستدي ***محمد صالح عبد الرسول** نبيل عبد القادر مولود قسم صحة المجتمع، ديالى، العراق** متحف التاريخ الطبيعي، جامعة بغداد، بغداد، العراق*** الخالصة س د مــــن جــــن يــــ د ج ثــــة نــــوا ال ف صــــ و حــــ ب ل Anthrenusميثــــل هــــذ ا Geofforg ي ق هـ را ـع .A. aradensis., A. fabrici and A: مـن ل unicolor ة قــــ ل ع ت ا ت مــــا و ت ا عل يــــ ط ع ما نكــــبإ جل ا خ ا ري ا ـ وتــ ف ي ات ا ضــــ وال بــــ ع مــــ ع جلم .ا 28 New species of Anthrenus 29 N. A. Mawlood and M. S. Abdul - Rassoul 30 New species of Anthrenus