Anthrenus picturatus is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. The species is usually known from regions of Russia, Eastern Europe and Asia (from Turkey to China).
Currently, 4 subspecies are being recognized with the following distribution: Anthrenus picturatus picturatus (Solsky, 1876) – Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Turkey; Afghanistan, Caucasus region, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. Introduced to Corsica and South Africa (Pretoria) Anthrenus picturatus arabicus (Háva & Herrmann, 2006) – Yemen Anthrenus picturatus hintoni (Mroczkowski, 1952) – China (Beijing, Fujian, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Liaoning, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Xinjiang); Mongolia; Russia (Stavropol) Anthrenus picturatus melanoleucus (Solsky, 1876) – Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
A subspecies Anthrenus picturatus makolskii (Mroczkowski, 1950) was previously recognized but it is now considered as synonym of Anthrenus picturatus picturatus.
See also Anthrenus scrophulariae species group
Similar species: Anthrenus kenyaensis and Anthrenus ethiopicus, from Africa Anthrenus scrophulariae, cosmopolitan Anthrenus lepidus, from North America
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