A NEW RECORD OF SKIN BEETLES, DERMESTES FRISCHII KUGELANN, 1792 FROM KURDISTAN REGION - IRAQ (COLEOPTERA: DERMESTIDAE)

Abbas M. Faraj, CollegeofPharmacy/ HawlerMedicalUniversityFollow

Corresponding Author

Abbas Faraj

Document Type

Research Article

Abstract

A New record of skin beetles, Dermestes frischii Kugelann, 1792 are recorded anddescribed for the first time in Kurdistan Region -Iraq. The analysis of new sets of characterslabrum, mandibles, antenna and male genitalia were found to be helpful in delimitating thespeciesinadditiontothepreviouslyestablisheddiagnosticparamerecharacters.Theimportantparts were photographed, also the localities, hosts and data of collection were given. Thespecimensdeposited in themuseum of CollegeofAgriculture–Salahaddin University.

Keywords

Coleoptera, Dermestidae, New record, Dermestes frischii, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

How to Cite This Article

Faraj, Abbas M. (2018) "A NEW RECORD OF SKIN BEETLES, DERMESTES FRISCHII KUGELANN, 1792 FROM KURDISTAN REGION - IRAQ (COLEOPTERA: DERMESTIDAE)," Polytechnic Journal: Vol. 8: Iss. 1, Article 1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25156/ptj.2018.8.1.188