Anthrenus (Nathrenus) stelma Kadej & Háva 2006

More or less unmistakable due to the grey scales on the pronotum and 11 antennal segments.

Original description and illustrations in:
Kadej, M. & Háva, J. 2006. Description of two new species of Anthrenus O. F. MÜLLER, 1764 from southern Africa (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae: Anthreninii)
https://www.cassidae.uni.wroc.pl/Anthrenus%20stelma.pdf
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Dorsal and ventral surface of integument dark brown, slightly punctate, covered with grey, dark brown and yellowish to almost red scales (Figs 12, 13).
Pronotum (PL: 0.5-1.05; PW: 1.0-1.4) in male: covered with dark brown scales in the central part, grey scales on the angles and lateral parts, in female: covered with dark brown scales only on the anterior lateral margin, central part with light brown scales, lateral margins and the angles of the pronotum with grey scales.
Elytra covered with grey, dark brown and yellowish to almost red scales, forming transverse, nearly complete bands. The anterior part of the elytra covered with dark brown scales. Inferiorly yellowish scales form thin and irregular transverse band. Middle part of elytra covered with three transversal bands of grey, yellowish, and mixture of grey and yellowish scales. The terminal parts covered with grey and dark brown scales forming two distinctive spots, surrounded by yellowish scales.

Distribution: Namibia

iNat observation:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194676019

_{Male specimen of Anthrenus stelma © Sebastian Hatt, CC-BY-NC}

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