identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
DC2B445ED2FA5C2FBDAFF3A8863EA913.text	DC2B445ED2FA5C2FBDAFF3A8863EA913.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Attagenus apicalis Pic 1942	<div><p>Attagenus apicalis Pic, 1942</p><p>Previous records.</p><p>Wadi Shaib Luha (Mroczkowski 1979).</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>Since no additional specimens have been collected since Mroczkowski (1979), the specimen from Wadi Shaib Luha requires further revision.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>The distribution range of this species is very restricted both locally and globally. Within Saudi Arabia, it is confined to the arid areas of Riyadh Province (Fig. 4) at an elevation of 560 m a. s. l. Globally, its range is limited to Eritrea and Saudi Arabia.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DC2B445ED2FA5C2FBDAFF3A8863EA913	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Háva, Jiří;Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S.;Aldhafer, Hathal M.	Háva, Jiří, Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S., Aldhafer, Hathal M. (2025): The subfamily Attageninae (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) from Saudi Arabia. ZooKeys 1243: 107-130, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1243.146325
CFC2085A78EF5AB0A5A706BE7A87575F.text	CFC2085A78EF5AB0A5A706BE7A87575F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Attagenus aristidis (Pic 1894)	<div><p>Attagenus aristidis (Pic, 1894)</p><p>Fig. 2 A</p><p>Previous records.</p><p>Riyadh-Dammam (Mroczkowski 1979 as A. dichrous) and Eastern Province, Ain Dar (Háva 2011).</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Saudi Arabia • 2 ex; Riyadh Province, Al Hair, c. 22 km S of Riyadh, W of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=46.641483&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=24.444334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 46.641483/lat 24.444334)">Al Hair</a>; 24°26.66'N, 46°38.489'E; 14. iii. 2023, ing. M. Krejčíř lgt.; JHAC • 1 ex; Riyadh Province, Muzahimiyah, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=46.244446&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=24.405832" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 46.244446/lat 24.405832)">Al Khararah</a>; 24°24'21"N, 46°14'40"E; 30. iii. 2011; Y. Drayhim, H. Al Dhafer, A. Al Gharbawy, H. Setyaningrum &amp; A. Al Ansi leg.; SW; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 4 ex; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=46.046944&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=24.283611" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 46.046944/lat 24.283611)">23 km S of Jaww, route 30</a>; 24°17'1"N, 46°2'49"E; 13–14. iii. 2023; M. Šárovec lgt.; JHAC • 4 ex; same collection data as preceding; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=46.033566&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=24.2862" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 46.033566/lat 24.2862)">cca 70 km WSW of Riyadh, 3 km along the route Nr. 30</a>; 24°17.172'N, 46°2.014'E; 16–18. iii. 2023; ing M. Krejčíř lgt.; JHAC • 3 ex; Riyadh Province, Riyadh-Dammam, km 85; 26. iv. 1976; W. Wittmer &amp; W. Büttiker lgt.; Attagenus dichrous Mroczkowski det., J. Háva det.; NHMB • 1 ex; Tabuk Province, Al Uyaynah, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=36.120018&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=28.886816" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 36.120018/lat 28.886816)">Abdullah Khader Al Atawi Farm (F 118)</a>; 28°53.209'N, 36°7.201'E; Alt 723 m; 24. v. 2018; H. Al Dhafer et al. leg.; SW; J. Háva det.; KSMA .</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>This species is distributed in the central (Riyadh Province), eastern (Eastern Province), and northwestern (Tabouk Province) regions of Saudi Arabia (Fig. 4) at elevations ranging from 12 to 746 m a. s. l. The species is distributed across a broad geographical area, spanning from North Africa, including Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia, extending eastward to the Levant, the Arabian Peninsula, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, and Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CFC2085A78EF5AB0A5A706BE7A87575F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Háva, Jiří;Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S.;Aldhafer, Hathal M.	Háva, Jiří, Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S., Aldhafer, Hathal M. (2025): The subfamily Attageninae (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) from Saudi Arabia. ZooKeys 1243: 107-130, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1243.146325
BDDC52FE550350B1AF22CDC6ADF3F17C.text	BDDC52FE550350B1AF22CDC6ADF3F17C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Attagenus atripennis Pic 1938	<div><p>Attagenus atripennis Pic, 1938</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>The species was initially described from Yemen, and Mroczkowski (1979) suggested its potential occurrence in Saudi Arabia.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BDDC52FE550350B1AF22CDC6ADF3F17C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Háva, Jiří;Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S.;Aldhafer, Hathal M.	Háva, Jiří, Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S., Aldhafer, Hathal M. (2025): The subfamily Attageninae (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) from Saudi Arabia. ZooKeys 1243: 107-130, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1243.146325
329DF7655BF551698991DF81162D4F46.text	329DF7655BF551698991DF81162D4F46.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Attagenus barbieri Pic 1946	<div><p>Attagenus barbieri Pic, 1946</p><p>Fig. 2 B</p><p>Previous records.</p><p>Asir Provence, Abha (Háva and Herrmann 2009 as A. heydeni).</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Saudi Arabia • 1 ex; Asir Province, Abha, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=42.402218&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.22245" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 42.402218/lat 18.22245)">Raydah</a>, 18°13.347'N, 42°24.133'E; 2717 m; 26. iv. 2014; Al Dhafer H, Fadl H., Abdeldayem M., El Torkey A. &amp; El Gharbawy A. leg.; SW; J. Háva det.; KSMA ; • 2 ex; Baha Province, Al Baha, Shabreqah, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=41.393284&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=20.1339" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 41.393284/lat 20.1339)">Baha Station</a>, 20°08.034'N, 41°23.597'E; Alt. 2014 m; 24. iv. 2013; Al Ansi A. &amp; Al Harbi M. leg.; BS; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 1 ex; ibidem; Town Center, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=41.4652&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=20.004734" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 41.4652/lat 20.004734)">King Saud Road</a>, 20°00.284'N, 41°27.912'E; Alt 2132 m; 25. iv. 2013; Al Ansi A. &amp; Al Harbi M. leg.; BS; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 1 ex; Baha Province, Belgershi, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=41.2123&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=19.806784" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 41.2123/lat 19.806784)">Elqamh park</a>, 19°48.407'N, 41°12.738'E; Alt 1931 m; 17. v. 2010; Dr. M R. Sharaf leg.; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 1 ex; Baha Province, Mukhwah, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=41.301483&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=19.8627" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 41.301483/lat 19.8627)">Shada Al Ala</a>, 19°51.762'N, 41°18.089'E; Alt 1225 m; 16. ii. 2014; Abdeldayem M. &amp; Rasool I. leg.; HP; J. Háva det.; JHAC • 1 ex; ibidem; 19°50.575'N, 41°18.691'E; Alt 1666 m; 4. v. 2015; Al Dhafer H., Fadl H., Abdeldayem M., El Torkey A. &amp; El Gharbawy A. leg.; KSMA; • 1 ex; ibidem; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=41.441032&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=19.928783" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 41.441032/lat 19.928783)">Thee Ain Village</a>, 19°55.727'N, 41°26.462'E; Alt 754 m; 15. v. 2011; H. Al Fadly, A El Torkey, M. Sharaf &amp; H. Setyaningrum leg.; SW; J. Háva det.; JHAC • 1 ex; Riyadh Province, Diriah, Al Ammariyah; 3. v. 2011; Koko leg.; LT; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 1 ex; ibidem; Al Uyanah; 28. 4. 2010; Hazari T. leg.; SW; J. Háva det. KSMA • 1 ex; Riyadh Province, Diriah; 17. iii; SW (Dill); KSMA • 2 ex; ibidem; 24. iii; (Dill); KSMA</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>Háva and Herrmann (2009) initially identified A. barbieri as A. heydeni (Reitter, 1881) in Saudi Arabia. However, A. heydeni is not part of the Saudi Arabian fauna.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>The species is found at altitudes ranging from 661 to 2717 m a. s. l. It is distributed across both lowland areas in the central region (Riyadh Province) and the mountainous regions in the southwest (Asir and Baha provinces) of Saudi Arabia (Fig. 4). Globally, it is known from Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Palestine, and is new to Saudi Arabia.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/329DF7655BF551698991DF81162D4F46	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Háva, Jiří;Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S.;Aldhafer, Hathal M.	Háva, Jiří, Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S., Aldhafer, Hathal M. (2025): The subfamily Attageninae (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) from Saudi Arabia. ZooKeys 1243: 107-130, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1243.146325
E2056CFECBB056989B142DC76D59DD5E.text	E2056CFECBB056989B142DC76D59DD5E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Attagenus beali Zhantiev 2005	<div><p>Attagenus beali Zhantiev, 2005</p><p>Fig. 2 C</p><p>Previous records.</p><p>Al Hufuf (Zhantiev 2005) and Udhailiyah Camp (Háva 2011) in the Eastern Province.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Saudi Arabia • 9 ex; Riyadh Province, Al Aflag, Al Naifiah, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=46.59249&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=22.40962" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 46.59249/lat 22.40962)">Farshet Sheaal</a>, 22.40962°N, 46.59249°E; Alt. 601 m; 12. iv. 2015; Abdeldayem M. et. al. leg.; LT; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 1 ex; ibidem; 22.40268°N, 46.59245°E; Alt. 588 m; 13. iv. 2015; Abdeldayem M. et. al. leg.; PT; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 1 ex; ibidem; 22.41558°N, 46.558812°E; Alt. 599 m; 13. iv. 2015; Abdeldayem M. et. al. leg.; PT; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 1 ex; ibidem; 22.43200°N, 46.58500°E; Alt. 597 m; 13. iv. 2015; Al Dhafer H., Abdeldayem M., El Torkey A. El Gharbawy A., &amp; Soliman A. leg.; PT; KSMA • 4 ex; Riyadh Province, Az Zulfi, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=44.980015&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=26.3632" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 44.980015/lat 26.3632)">Rawdat Al Sabalh</a>, 26°21.792'N, 44°58.801'E; Alt. 666 m; 19. v. 2015; M. S. Abdel-Dayem et al., leg.; LT; KSMA • 3 ex; ibidem; J. Háva det.; JHAC • 1 ex; ibidem; 26°22.429'N 44°58.241'E; Alt. 670 m; 20. v. 2015; M. S. Abdel-Dayem et al., leg.; PT; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 2 ex; ibidem; 26°21.228'N, 44°58.999'E; Alt. 678 m; 26. viii. 2015; Al Dhafer H., Fadl H., Abdeldayem M., El Gharbawy A., El Torkey A. &amp; Soliman A. leg.; LT; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 3 ex; ibidem; 25. x. 2015; Al Dhafer H., Fadl H., Abdeldayem M., El Gharbawy A., El Torkey A. &amp; Soliman A. leg.; LT; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 1 ♀; Riyadh Province, Wadi ad-Dawasir, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=45.19778&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=19.745" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 45.19778/lat 19.745)">Uruq Bani Ma´arid, Site A, W. Merakha</a>, 19°44'42"N, 45°11'52"E; Alt. 825 m; 6. iv. 2021; Al Dhafer H., Soliman A. &amp; Rassol I. leg.; LT; J. Háva det.; KSMA .</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>The species was first described from Saudi Arabia by Zhantiev in 2005, with subsequent records published by Háva (2011). This report provides additional locality records for the species.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>This species is recorded at altitudes from 153 to 825 m a. s. l. It is found in the central region (Riyadh Province) and the eastern region (Eastern Province) of Saudi Arabia (Fig. 4). Globally, its distribution is confined to the Arabian Peninsula, with confirmed occurrences in Oman, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E2056CFECBB056989B142DC76D59DD5E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Háva, Jiří;Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S.;Aldhafer, Hathal M.	Háva, Jiří, Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S., Aldhafer, Hathal M. (2025): The subfamily Attageninae (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) from Saudi Arabia. ZooKeys 1243: 107-130, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1243.146325
07059D6919975BBC94D922138D8C420F.text	07059D6919975BBC94D922138D8C420F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Attagenus chakouri Pic 1907	<div><p>Attagenus chakouri Pic, 1907</p><p>Figs 2 D, E</p><p>Previous records.</p><p>Saudi Arabia (Háva 2015 b).</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Saudi Arabia • 1 ♀; Riyadh Province, Ad Diriyah, 17. iii; (Dill); J. Háva det.; KSMA ; • 2 ♀; ibidem; (Watercress); J. Háva det., KSMA; • 4 ex; ibidem; (Flowering Watercress); J. Háva det.; KSMA • 1 ♂; ibidem; 24. iii, (Dill); J. Háva det.; KSMA • 2 ♂; ibidem; (Flowering Watercress); J. Háva det.; KSMA • 1 ♂; 29. iii; (Flowering Watercress); J. Háva det.; KSMA • ♀ ex; 1941; ( Casuarina); KSMA • 7 ex; without label; KSMA. • 7 ex; Riyadh Province, Huraymila, Wadi Hurayamala; 770 m; 10. iii. 1988; C. Mills, Y. Aldryhim &amp; A. Al-Dawood lgt.; J. Háva det.; FSCA .</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>In Riyadh Province in the central arid region of Saudi Arabia (Fig. 5), it is observed between 661 and 770 m a. s. l. Globally, it is known from Egypt, India (Uttar Pradesh), Iran, Iraq, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/07059D6919975BBC94D922138D8C420F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Háva, Jiří;Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S.;Aldhafer, Hathal M.	Háva, Jiří, Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S., Aldhafer, Hathal M. (2025): The subfamily Attageninae (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) from Saudi Arabia. ZooKeys 1243: 107-130, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1243.146325
94EB001AE09855C9ABDF749A55BFC817.text	94EB001AE09855C9ABDF749A55BFC817.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Attagenus cyphonoides Reitter 1881	<div><p>Attagenus cyphonoides Reitter, 1881</p><p>Fig. 2 F</p><p>Previous records.</p><p>Saudi Arabia (Hagstrum and Subramanyam 2009); Saudi Arabia (Háva 2015 b).</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Saudi Arabia • 1 ♀; Riyadh Province, Shaqra; 17. ii. 1978; (Mill waste); J. Háva det.; KSMA .</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Confined to the arid region of central Saudi Arabia, particularly in Riyadh Province (Fig. 5) at an elevation of 709 m a. s. l. The species is known from Europe, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Palestine, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Canada, Mexico, the United States, and Australia: Queensland (introduced).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/94EB001AE09855C9ABDF749A55BFC817	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Háva, Jiří;Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S.;Aldhafer, Hathal M.	Háva, Jiří, Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S., Aldhafer, Hathal M. (2025): The subfamily Attageninae (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) from Saudi Arabia. ZooKeys 1243: 107-130, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1243.146325
A3651327E64A507DB53363ACFFE65B79.text	A3651327E64A507DB53363ACFFE65B79.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Attagenus fasciatus (Thunberg 1795)	<div><p>Attagenus fasciatus (Thunberg, 1795)</p><p>Fig. 2 G, H</p><p>Previous records.</p><p>Shalaby (1961) reported the species in Jeddah as A. gloriosus, while Mroczkowski (1979) identified specimens from Taif and Riyadh as A. cinnamomeus . Additionally, Mroczkowski (2002) recorded specimens from Jeddah as A. fasciatus .</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>99 specimens listed in Suppl. material 1.</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>Shalaby (1961) documented the occurrence of A. gloriosus in Jeddah, while Mroczkowski (1979) also recorded A. cinnamomeus from Riyadh and Taif. Both A. cinnamomeus and A. gloriosus are now recognized as synonyms of A. fasciatus .</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>The species is locally widespread across different elevation ranges (26–1652 m a. s. l.). The distribution spans different regions of Saudi Arabia, including the central regions (Qassim and Riyadh provinces), the eastern region (Eastern Province), the western regions (ranging from Jazan in the south to Tabouk in the north), and the northern region (Jouf Province) of Saudi Arabia (Fig. 5). Attagenus fasciatus is a cosmopolitan species.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A3651327E64A507DB53363ACFFE65B79	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Háva, Jiří;Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S.;Aldhafer, Hathal M.	Háva, Jiří, Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S., Aldhafer, Hathal M. (2025): The subfamily Attageninae (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) from Saudi Arabia. ZooKeys 1243: 107-130, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1243.146325
0CF9AE49EC215D47B5907914EC6B2260.text	0CF9AE49EC215D47B5907914EC6B2260.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Attagenus jakli Hava 2021	<div><p>Attagenus jakli Háva, 2021</p><p>Fig. 2 I</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Saudi Arabia • 1 ♀; Baha Province, Al-Mandaq, W. Tourbah; 3. vi. 2012; HP; Al Ansi A., Kondratieff B., Al Dhafer H. leg.; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 1 ex; Baha Province, Al-Mukhwah, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=41.301483&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=19.8627" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 41.301483/lat 19.8627)">Shada Al Ala</a>, 19°51.762'N, 41°18.089'E; 1225 m; 2. iii. 2015; LT; El Torkey A., El Gharbawy A., Mostafa A., Al Ansi A. &amp; Rasool I. leg.; J. Háva det.; KSMA 1 ex; ibidem; JHAC • 2 ex; ibidem; 21. iv. 2014; LT; Al Dhafer H., Fadl H., Abd el Dayem, M., El Torkey A. &amp; El Gharbawy A. leg.; KSMA • 1 ex; ibidem; 19°51.066'N, 41°18.037'E; 1325 m, 21. iv. 2014; LT; Al Dhafer H., Fadl H., Abd el Dayem, M., El Torkey A. &amp; El Gharbawy A. leg., KSMA • 1 ex; ibidem; 19°50.329'N, 41°18.604'E; 1563 m; 21. iv. 2014; LT; 21. iv. 2014; LT; Al Dhafer H., Fadl H., Abd el Dayem, M., El Torkey A. &amp; El Gharbawy A. leg., KSMA • 1 ♀; ibidem; 5. v. 2015; LT; Al Dhafer H., Fadl H., Abd el Dayem, M., El Torkey A. &amp; El Gharbawy A. leg.; J. Háva det.; JHAC .</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>The species is restricted to the mountainous regions (1225–1600 m a. s. l.) of southwestern Saudi Arabia, particularly Baha Province (Fig. 3). It is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula, described from Oman, and is here reported for the first time in Saudi Arabia.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0CF9AE49EC215D47B5907914EC6B2260	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Háva, Jiří;Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S.;Aldhafer, Hathal M.	Háva, Jiří, Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S., Aldhafer, Hathal M. (2025): The subfamily Attageninae (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) from Saudi Arabia. ZooKeys 1243: 107-130, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1243.146325
C8F5BD82D377510A8A0655CE2990D348.text	C8F5BD82D377510A8A0655CE2990D348.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Attagenus kadleci Hava 2012	<div><p>Attagenus kadleci Háva, 2012</p><p>Fig. 3 A</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Saudi Arabia • 1 ♀; Asir Province, Abha, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=42.40525&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.1961" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 42.40525/lat 18.1961)">Raydah</a>, 18°11.766'N 42°24.315'E; 2285 m; 5. ix. 2015; SW; Al Dhafer H., Fadl H., Abdel-Dayem M., El Gharbawy A., El Torkey A. &amp; Soliman A.; J. Háva det.; JHAC .</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>It may be a montane species found at an elevation of 2285 m a. s. l. in the southwestern region of Saudi Arabia, especially Asir Province (Fig. 5). Attagenus kadleci is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula, previously described from Yemen, and is here newly recorded in Saudi Arabia.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C8F5BD82D377510A8A0655CE2990D348	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Háva, Jiří;Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S.;Aldhafer, Hathal M.	Háva, Jiří, Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S., Aldhafer, Hathal M. (2025): The subfamily Attageninae (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) from Saudi Arabia. ZooKeys 1243: 107-130, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1243.146325
6304165A2AB65F799E035967A1C9B13F.text	6304165A2AB65F799E035967A1C9B13F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Attagenus lobatus Rosenhauer 1856	<div><p>Attagenus lobatus Rosenhauer, 1856</p><p>Fig. 3 B</p><p>Previous records.</p><p>Hofuf in the Eastern Province, Hedjaz (Mroczkowski 1979), and Saudi Arabia (Hagstrum and Subramanyam 2009).</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Saudi Arabia • 1 ex; Jouf Province, Sakaka, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=40.099636&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=30.011168" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 40.099636/lat 30.011168)">Salem Al Salem Farm</a>, 30°00'40.2"N, 40°05'58.7"E; 21. vi. 2022; SW (Parsley); A. Al Ansi et al. Leg.; M. S. Abdel-Dayem det.; KSMA • 1 ex; Riyadh Province, Al-Aflag, Al Naifiyah, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=46.5747&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=22.4279" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 46.5747/lat 22.4279)">Farshet Sheal</a>; 22.4279°N, 46.5747°E; 612 m; 13. iv. 2015; PT (Acacia); Al Dhafer H., Fadl H., Abdel-Dayem M., El Gharbawy A., El Torkey A. &amp; Soliman A. Leg.; M. S. Abdel-Dayem det.; KSMA • ♀; J. Háva det.; KSMA .</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>The records from Rawdhat Khorim (Al Dhafer et al. 2016; Abdel-Dayem et al. 2017) and Wadi Hanifa (Abdel-Dayem et al. 2023) should be attributed to A. vanharteni .</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>The species is locally distributed within Saudi Arabia in the central region (Riyadh Province), the eastern region (Eastern Province), and the northern region (Jouf Province) (Fig. 5). It inhabits elevations from 153 to 605 m a. s. l. Globally, its distribution spans a wide range of habitats, from deserts to temperate zones. The species is known from Europe (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Sardinia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine), Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia), Asia (Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, and Uzbekistan), and North America (U. S. A.).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6304165A2AB65F799E035967A1C9B13F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Háva, Jiří;Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S.;Aldhafer, Hathal M.	Háva, Jiří, Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S., Aldhafer, Hathal M. (2025): The subfamily Attageninae (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) from Saudi Arabia. ZooKeys 1243: 107-130, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1243.146325
64A0B329B6D4555B81EDDB4B1516FFF5.text	64A0B329B6D4555B81EDDB4B1516FFF5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Attagenus logunovi Hava 2015	<div><p>Attagenus logunovi Háva, 2015</p><p>Fig. 3 C</p><p>Previous records.</p><p>Eastern Province, Ain Dar (Háva 2015 a).</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Saudi Arabia • 7 ♀, 2 ♂; Eastern Province, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=49.389&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.991" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 49.389/lat 25.991)">Ain Dar</a>; 25.991°N, 49.389°E; Alt. 146 m; 16. iv. 1982; Pitcher D. A. leg.; J. Háva det.; MMUE • 7 ♀, 2 ♂; ibidem; 16. iv. 1982; Pitcher D. A. leg.; J. Háva det.; JHAC .</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>The species is endemic to Saudi Arabia, found at an elevation of 146 m a. s. l. Its existence is restricted to the eastern region, specifically the Eastern Province (Fig. 5).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/64A0B329B6D4555B81EDDB4B1516FFF5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Háva, Jiří;Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S.;Aldhafer, Hathal M.	Háva, Jiří, Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S., Aldhafer, Hathal M. (2025): The subfamily Attageninae (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) from Saudi Arabia. ZooKeys 1243: 107-130, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1243.146325
95417F3D94915FD2B357772C14518377.text	95417F3D94915FD2B357772C14518377.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Attagenus lynx (Mulsant & Rey 1868)	<div><p>Attagenus lynx (Mulsant &amp; Rey, 1868)</p><p>Previous records.</p><p>Wadi Mizbil, Wadi Salbukh, Wadi Shaib Luha (Mroczkowski 1979) in Riyadh Province.</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>The material mentioned by Mroczkowski (1979) needs to be examined, as it probably belongs to a different species. Specimens from Ibex Reserve, initially noted by Al Dhafer et al. (2012), were subsequently identified as A. scalaris . Similarly, specimens from Wadi Hanifa, identified by Abdel-Dayem et al. (2023), were later determined to belong to A. vanharteni and A. posticalis .</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>The species is found in the arid areas within the central region (Riyadh Province) of Saudi Arabia (Fig. 5) between 560 and 680 m a. s. l. It is globally known from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Finland (introduced), Egypt, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland (introduced), Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tadzhikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/95417F3D94915FD2B357772C14518377	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Háva, Jiří;Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S.;Aldhafer, Hathal M.	Háva, Jiří, Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S., Aldhafer, Hathal M. (2025): The subfamily Attageninae (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) from Saudi Arabia. ZooKeys 1243: 107-130, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1243.146325
DCD8A50B808A51AE9730B097B69E5EC1.text	DCD8A50B808A51AE9730B097B69E5EC1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Attagenus pellio (Linnaeus 1758)	<div><p>Attagenus pellio (Linnaeus, 1758)</p><p>Previous records.</p><p>Saudi Arabia (Hagstrum and Subramanyam 2009)</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>Hagstrum and Subramanyam (2009) referenced the species without specifying its locality.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DCD8A50B808A51AE9730B097B69E5EC1	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Háva, Jiří;Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S.;Aldhafer, Hathal M.	Háva, Jiří, Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S., Aldhafer, Hathal M. (2025): The subfamily Attageninae (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) from Saudi Arabia. ZooKeys 1243: 107-130, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1243.146325
452FE6618FE250C396CFFD4BAA7A2C3C.text	452FE6618FE250C396CFFD4BAA7A2C3C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Attagenus posticalis Fairmaire 1879	<div><p>Attagenus posticalis Fairmaire, 1879</p><p>Fig. 3 D</p><p>Previous records.</p><p>The species has been reported from the Eastern Province, Al Uyun, Al Hasa (Háva 2011); Rhawdet Khorim (Al Dhafer et al. 2016; Abdel-Dayem et al. 2017); and the Farasan Archipelago, Farasan and Sajid islands (Abdel-Dayem et al. 2020). Although Mroczkowski (2002) reported Wattayah (23°36'N, 58°30'E) as a locality for this species in Saudi Arabia, this locality is situated in Oman, not Saudi Arabia.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>242 specimens listed in Suppl. material 1.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>This species is the most prevalent and widely distributed member of the Attageninae in Saudi Arabia, found in almost all provinces (Fig. 6), with an elevation range of 6–1990 m a. s. l. Globally, its distribution spans the Afrotropical region, including Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Senegal. It extends northward into the Sahel region, encompassing Mauretania, Niger, and Sudan; as well as North Africa, including Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia; and reaches into southern Europe (Spain). To the east, it is found in the Levant region, which includes Jordan, Palestine, and Syria, as well as across the Arabian Peninsula, encompassing Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/452FE6618FE250C396CFFD4BAA7A2C3C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Háva, Jiří;Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S.;Aldhafer, Hathal M.	Háva, Jiří, Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S., Aldhafer, Hathal M. (2025): The subfamily Attageninae (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) from Saudi Arabia. ZooKeys 1243: 107-130, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1243.146325
764F7D25766F563BA75DDF9AFFC97DEA.text	764F7D25766F563BA75DDF9AFFC97DEA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Attagenus scalaris (Pic 1894)	<div><p>Attagenus scalaris (Pic, 1894)</p><p>Fig. 3 E</p><p>Previous records.</p><p>Riyadh (Alsuhaibani 1996) and Ibex Reserve (Al Dhafer et al. 2012 as A. lynx) in Riyadh Province.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Saudi Arabia • 1 ex; Baha Province, Al-Mukhwah, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=41.300617&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=19.8511" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 41.300617/lat 19.8511)">Shada Al Ala</a>, 19°51.066'N, 41°18.037'E; Alt. 1325 m; 26. i. 2015; PT; Al Dhafer H., Fadl H., Abd el Dayem, M., El Torkey A. &amp; El Gharbawy A. leg.; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 1 ex; ibidem; 8. xii. 2014; PT; Al Dhafer H., Fadl H., Abd el Dayem, M., El Torkey A. &amp; El Gharbawy A. leg.; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 1 ex; ibidem; 19°50.710'N, 41°18.267'E; Alt. 1474 m; 3. vi. 2014; LT; Al Dhafer H., Fadl H., Abd el Dayem, M., El Torkey A. &amp; El Gharbawy A. leg.; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 1 ex; Jouf Province, Tabarjal, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=38.306717&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=29.8715" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 38.306717/lat 29.8715)">Basieta, NADEC, F 138</a>, 29°52.29'N, 38°18.403'E; Alt. 635 m; 24. v. 2018, SW (Olive); Hathal et al. leg.; J. Háva det.; JHAC • 1 ex; Riyadh Province, Diriyah, Al Uyaynah, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=46.187794&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=24.9119" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 46.187794/lat 24.9119)">Wadi Hanifa, WHN 02</a>, 24.9119°N, 46.187792°E; Alt. 806.755 m; 29. iv. 2015; PT; Abdel-Dayem M. et al. leg.; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 1 ex; Riyadh Province, Hutet Beni Tamem, Ibex Reserve National Park, W. 180 km S Riyadh Region; 20. x. 2007, Al Doryhem Y., Aldhafer H., Almotairy M. &amp; Algharbawy A. leg.; Attagenus lynx; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 1 ex; without data; M. S. Abdel-Dayem det.; KSMA .</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>The species is found at elevations ranging from 635 to 1474 m a. s. l. across the central region (Riyadh Province), southwestern region (Baha Province), and northern region (Jouf) (Fig. 7). Globally, it is known from Egypt, Libya, Israel, Palestine, and Saudi Arabia.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/764F7D25766F563BA75DDF9AFFC97DEA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Háva, Jiří;Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S.;Aldhafer, Hathal M.	Háva, Jiří, Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S., Aldhafer, Hathal M. (2025): The subfamily Attageninae (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) from Saudi Arabia. ZooKeys 1243: 107-130, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1243.146325
543F8FE0087A5EC4878BCB2FD89B357D.text	543F8FE0087A5EC4878BCB2FD89B357D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Attagenus smirnovi Zhantiev 1973	<div><p>Attagenus smirnovi Zhantiev, 1973</p><p>Previous records.</p><p>Saudi Arabia (Hagstrum and Subramanyam 2009)</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>Although Hagstrum and Subramanyam (2009) mentioned the species from Saudi Arabia, they did not provide specific details about its locality; from the Arabian Peninsula the species is known from Oman and Yemen</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/543F8FE0087A5EC4878BCB2FD89B357D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Háva, Jiří;Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S.;Aldhafer, Hathal M.	Háva, Jiří, Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S., Aldhafer, Hathal M. (2025): The subfamily Attageninae (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) from Saudi Arabia. ZooKeys 1243: 107-130, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1243.146325
46576BE0ED8D5DF39F4CA3C3966DBC36.text	46576BE0ED8D5DF39F4CA3C3966DBC36.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Attagenus vanharteni Hava 2009	<div><p>Attagenus vanharteni Háva, 2009</p><p>Fig. 3 F</p><p>Previous records.</p><p>The species was previously reported from Hofuf (Mroczkowski 1979 and Rhawdet Khorim (Al Dhafer et al. 2016; Abdel-Dayem et al. 2017) under the name A. fasciolatus .</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>126 specimens listed in Suppl. material 1.</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>Mroczkowski (1979) and Al Dhafer et al. (2016) previously reported the species in Saudi Arabia as A. fasciolatus . However, this species is excluded from the fauna of Saudi Arabia as the specimens reported actually belong to A. vanharteni Háva, 2009 .</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>The species is found at elevations between 153 and 980 m a. s. l. It is recorded across different regions of Saudi Arabia, including the central region (Riyadh Province), the eastern region (Eastern Province), the northern regions (Jouf, Madinah, and Tabouk provinces) and the southern region (Najran Province) (Fig. 7). Globally, it is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula, with known occurrences in Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen; and here it is newly recorded in Saudi Arabia.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/46576BE0ED8D5DF39F4CA3C3966DBC36	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Háva, Jiří;Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S.;Aldhafer, Hathal M.	Háva, Jiří, Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S., Aldhafer, Hathal M. (2025): The subfamily Attageninae (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) from Saudi Arabia. ZooKeys 1243: 107-130, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1243.146325
2EC91F702D8B5F19B22D484DA32FA9C6.text	2EC91F702D8B5F19B22D484DA32FA9C6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Attagenus yemensis Hava & Herrmann 2014	<div><p>Attagenus yemensis Háva &amp; Herrmann, 2014</p><p>Fig. 3 G</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Saudi Arabia • 4 ex; Asir, Abha, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=42.390335&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.193634" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 42.390335/lat 18.193634)">Raydah</a>, 18°11.618'N, 42°23.420'E; Alt. 1772 m; 8. vi. 2014; LT 8; Al Dhafer H., Fadl H., Abdeldayem M., El Torkey A &amp; El Gharbawy A. leg.; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 3 ex; Bahah Province, Al-Mukhwah, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=41.301483&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=19.8627" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 41.301483/lat 19.8627)">Shada Al Ala</a>, 19°51.762'N, 41°18.089'E; Alt. 1225 m; 5. v. 2015; LT 6; Al Dhafer H., Fadl H., Abdeldayem M., El Torkey A. &amp; El Gharbawy A. leg.; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 1 ex; ibidem; 3. vi. 2014; LT 4; J. Háva det.; JHAC • 1 ex; ibidem; 2. ix. 2015; LT 2; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 4 ex; ibidem; 27. vii. 2015; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 3 ex; Baha Province, Al-Mandaq, W. Tourbah; 3. vi. 2012; HP; Al Ansi A., Kondratieff B. &amp; Al Dhafer H. leg.; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 1 ex; ibidem; J. Háva det.; JHAC • 1 ex; Jizan Province, Al-Idabi, Aiban, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=43.070183&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=17.292816" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 43.070183/lat 17.292816)">W. Gowra</a>, 17°17.569'N, 43°04.211'E; Alt. 451 m; 11. xi. 2012; BS; H. H. Fadl leg.; J. Háva det.; KSMA .</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>This species is confined to the southwestern regions of Saudi Arabia, specifically Asir, Baha, and Jazan provinces (Fig. 7), and is found at altitudes ranging from 451 to 1897 m a. s. l. It is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula, described from Yemen, and here, newly recorded in Saudi Arabia.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2EC91F702D8B5F19B22D484DA32FA9C6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Háva, Jiří;Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S.;Aldhafer, Hathal M.	Háva, Jiří, Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S., Aldhafer, Hathal M. (2025): The subfamily Attageninae (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) from Saudi Arabia. ZooKeys 1243: 107-130, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1243.146325
CBA44421EC7A58C7B2CC9D04AA4BF833.text	CBA44421EC7A58C7B2CC9D04AA4BF833.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Telopes tessellatus Reitter 1887	<div><p>Telopes tessellatus Reitter, 1887</p><p>Fig. 3 H, I</p><p>Previous records.</p><p>Rhodet Khorim in Riyadh (Abdel-Dayem et al. 2017 1979 as A. reitteri).</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Saudi Arabia • 1 ♀; Hail Province, Al Hayit, 15 km S of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=40.6635&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.504084" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 40.6635/lat 25.504084)">Fanudah</a>, 25°30'14.7"N, 40°39'48.6"E; 7. iii. 2021, M. Šárovec lgt.; J. Háva det.; JHAC • 1 ♂; Jouf Province, Al-Qurrayat, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=37.529194&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=31.223417" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 37.529194/lat 31.223417)">Rashid Manateh Farm</a>, 31°13'24.3"N, 37°31'45.1"E; 8. iii. 2022; SW (Onion); A. Al Ansi et al. leg.; Attagenus reitteri; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 1 ex; Madinah Province, Madinah, Hazem, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=40.121555&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=23.304249" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 40.121555/lat 23.304249)">Awad Farm</a>, 23°18'15.3"N, 40°07'17.6"E; Alt. 1026 m; 7. ii. 2022; Sw (Tomato); Attagenus reitteri; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 1 ♂; Qassim Province, Al-Badai, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=43.791943&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.956945" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 43.791943/lat 25.956945)">Abdullah Ashimbani Farm</a>, 25°57'25"N, 43°47'31"E; Alt. 700 m; 15. ii. 2022; SW (Barley); H. Chebbi &amp; H. Abbad leg.; Attagenus reitteri; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 1 ♂; Riyadh Province, Al-Majmaah, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=45.86972&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.710001" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 45.86972/lat 25.710001)">Tumayr</a>, 25°42'36"N, 45°52'11"E; 1. ii. 2010; MT; Al Dhafer H. &amp; Al Husein F. leg.; Attagenus reitteri; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 2 ♂; ibidem; 8. ii. 2010; MT; Al Dhafer H. &amp; Al Husein F. leg.; Attagenus reitteri; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 2 ex; ibidem; JHAC • 1 ♀; ibidem; 15. ii. 2010; Attagenus reitteri; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 1 ♂; ibidem; 26. ii. 2010; Attagenus reitteri; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 1 ♂; Riyadh Province, Ramah, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=47.278534&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.3831" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 47.278534/lat 25.3831)">Rhodet Khorim</a>, 25°22.986'N, 47°16.712'E; Alt. 559 m; 9. ii. 2013, SW ( Rhazya steicta); Attagenus reitteri Mroczkowski, 1968; J. Háva det.; KSMA • 1 ♂; Riyadh Province, Shaqra, 20 km NW <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=45.03722&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.49664" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 45.03722/lat 25.49664)">Ushaiqur</a>, 25°29'47.9"N, 45°02'14"E; 5–6. iii. 2023, M. Šárovec lgt.; J. Háva det.; JHAC • 1 ♀; Riyadh Province, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=45.98489&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.457056" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 45.98489/lat 25.457056)">Thadiq, cca 90 km NNW of Riyadh</a>, 25°27'25.4"N, 45°59'5.6"E; 5. iii. 2023; M. Krejčíř lgt.; J. Háva det.; JHAC .</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>The species was previously misidentified as Attagenus reitteri Mroczkowski, 1968 by Abdel-Dayem et al. (2017). However, that taxon is now excluded from the fauna of Saudi Arabia.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>This species, new to Saudi Arabia, is found in the central region (Hail, Qassim, and Riyadh provinces), the western region (Madinah Province), and the northern region (Jouf Province) (Fig. 7). Its elevation ranges from 518 to 1136 m a. s. l. Globally, it is distributed across the Mediterranean Basin, including Egypt, Libya, Israel, Palestine, Syria, and Turkey.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CBA44421EC7A58C7B2CC9D04AA4BF833	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Háva, Jiří;Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S.;Aldhafer, Hathal M.	Háva, Jiří, Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S., Aldhafer, Hathal M. (2025): The subfamily Attageninae (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) from Saudi Arabia. ZooKeys 1243: 107-130, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1243.146325
