[Latium: Roma province, ] Roma env., [no other data, ] 1 ex (JHAC).

Subcosmopolitan (Háva 2007). This species is also recorded from Portugal (Grosso-Silva and Serrano 2000) and Switzerland (Kenis 2005, Zhantiev 2011a). Both countries must be added to the European distribution summarized by Háva (2007), while the former country must also be added to those provided by Zhantiev (2011a).

Italy? (Bertolini 1904, Luigioni 1929, Porta 1929). Italian mainland? (Audisio et al. 1995). Italy (without further details) (Plata-Negrache 1972, Háva 2007). Italian mainland (Zhantiev 2011a).

Species described from Peru (cf. Háva and Kalík 2005); the first precise record from Italy is shown above.

Domenichini et al. (1993: 272) wrote that this species is common in food factories and was reared experimentally in an insectarium in Piacenza University (northern Italy), but the place of origin of this captive population is not mentioned. This species, and Dermestes (Dermestinus) carnivorus Fabricius, 1775 (see below), are also considered in an Italian manual of applied entomology (Pollini 1998), but no records from Italy are listed therein.

Tuscany: Firenze [= Florence], V.1948, [no collector, ] 1 ♀ (JHAC).

Cosmopolitan (cf. Háva 2007).

Italy (without further details) (Háva 2007). Italian mainland (Zhantiev 2011a).

Pollini (1998: 906) wrote about this species that si è acclimatato in Europa e in India[= it is naturalized in Europe and India], but no Italian locality was mentioned. The above generic Italian record by Háva (2007), was based on the above specimen.

None.

Asiatic (Háva 2003, 2007). This species was introduced to the coastal Croatia (Depoli 1928, Luigioni 1929, Porta 1934, all as Dermestes vorax Motsch.), but this record was later ignored (Mroczkowski 1968, Háva 2003, 2007, Zhantiev 2011a).

Italy (without further details) (Denux and Zagatti 2010).

Denux and Zagatti (2010) wrote that an Italian record of this species was provided by Lohse (1979) and Háva (2003), but in these papers this species is not recorded from this country. Moreover, a recent record from “Italy” (http://www.dermestidae.wz.cz/main.html; http://www.dermestidae.com/index.html) is erroneous since concerns a dark specimen of Dermestes (Dermestes) lardarius Linnaeus, 1758 (Hava, unpublished data), so it was ignored by Háva and Nardi (2011).

Italy mer. [= southern Italy], [no other data], 1 ♂ (JHAC).

W-Mediterranean: Spain, France, Italy and Algeria (Háva 2007, Prieto and Háva 2013).

Italy (without further details) (Háva 2007). Italian mainland (Zhantiev 2011a).

Species described from southern France (Háva 1999: 143); the generic record for Italy (Háva 2007) was based on the above specimen.

The specific name (hankae) is correct (ICZN 1999, art. 31.1.2), so the name hankai is only a subsequent incorrect spelling.

This species is very similar to Dermestes (Dermestinus) pardalis Billberg, 1808 (Háva 1999, Herrmann and Bahillo de la Puebla 2003, Prieto and Háva 2013); the re-examination of specimens attributed to it could provide additional records of Dermestes (Dermestinus) hankae. In Italy, Dermestes (Dermestinus) pardalis is recorded from Sardinia (cf. Háva and Nardi 2011), generically from mainland Italy (Zhantiev 2011a), and from a non-specified locality of the northern mainland (Giachino 1982: 360, as Dermestes thoracicus Dejean[, 1821 (nomen nudum)]), but this record, based on very old specimens, should be confirmed.

None.

Turano-European reaching only as far as (Dermestes (Dermestinus) intermedius iranicus Háva & Kalík, 1999) Iran, Iraq and Syria eastward (cf. Háva 2007, Háva et al. 2011).

Italy (without further details) (Háva 2003, 2007). Italian mainland (Zhantiev 2011a).

The above generic Italian records by Háva (2003, 2007) were based on a personal communication of V. Kalík, who identified an Italian specimen; unfortunately, no further details are available (Háva, unpublished data).

None.

Sibero-European (cf. Háva 2003, 2007, Háva et al. 2011, Zhantiev 2011a).

Italy (without further details) (Háva 2007). Italian mainland (Zhantiev 2011a).

The above generic Italian record of Háva (2007) was based on a personal communication of V. Kalík, who identified an Italian specimen; unfortunately, no further details are available (Háva, unpublished data).

Apulia: Foggia prov., [GNP, ] Mattinata, strada per M.te Sacro [= road to Mount Sacro], Masseria Vaira dint., 613 m, 33T 584160 4821825, 24.V.2010, I. Toni leg., sn on Ferula communis [(Apiaceae)], Prog. Foresta Umbra, 1 ex (CNBFVR); Taranto prov., Ginosa Marina, VIII.1985, P. Abbazzi leg., 2 ex (MZUF). Tuscany: Arezzo [prov.], Cavriglia, [Fraz.] Montegonzi, 16.V.1991, Lisa leg., 1 ex (MZUF); [Arezzo prov., ] Ris. Nat. [= Riserva Naturale = Nature Reserve] “Valle Inferno-Bandella”, Casa Giardino, 8.V.1998, L. Bartolozzi, B. Cecchi A. & Sforzi leg., 1 ex (MZUF); [Firenze prov., ] Firenze [= Florence], V.1896, ex-coll. Beccari, 1 ex (MZUF); Firenze prov., Greve [in Chianti], [Fraz.] Strada in Chianti, 20.I.1957, A. Bandinelli leg., 1 ex (MZUF); [Grosseto prov.], Parco Naturale della [= Natural Park of] Maremma, Mti [= Monti = Mounts] dell’Uccellina, S. Rabano, X.1988, L. Bartolozzi leg., 4 ex (MZUF).

Turano-European with extension to Tunisia (cf. Háva 2007, Háva and Herrmann 2009, 2011, Háva et al. 2011, Háva and Nardi 2011).

All of Italy, Sicily and Sardinia (cf. Bertolini 1904, Luigioni 1929, Horion 1955, Audisio et al. 1995, Háva and Nardi 2011). These generic distributional data are most likely correct; nevertheless, precise records are known only from the following regions: Trentino (Bertolini 1890), Lombardy (Villa and Villa 1844, Giachino 1982), Piedmont (Ghiliani 1847, 1887), Aosta Valley (Iehl 1909), Romagna (Zangheri 1969), Tuscany (Bordoni et al. 2006), Latium (Horion 1955, FEI 2011), Abruzzi (Horion 1955), Apulia (Holdhaus 1911, Panganetti-Hummler 1918, Gridelli 1949, Horion 1955, Faggioli 1956, Angelini 1987), Basilicata (Angelini 1986, Angelini and Montemurro 1986), Calabria (Angelini 1991), Sicily (Ghiliani 1842, Rottenberg 1870, Steck 1887, Ragusa 1892, Vitale 1904, Luigioni 1929, Horion 1955, Audisio et al. 1995), and Sardinia (cf. Háva and Nardi 2011).

New collecting sites from Tuscany and Apulia. In Tuscany, the species was formally recorded from a sole locality (Bordoni et al. 2006); it is also for the first time recorded here from a nature reserve, of which the beetle-fauna is well known (cf. Zinetti and Terzani 2009). The species was already known from Apulia, from various localities, including the Gargano National Park (see the references above).

Sapuppo (2002) recorded Dermestes ater DeGeer, 1774 from two Sicilian localities based on specimens collected by A. Gulli and identified by A. Porta. The data from a locality are exactly the same as those of “Dermestes ater Oliv.” provided by Gulli (1961), and thus, both sites are attributed here to Dermestes (Montandonia) olivieri; the homonymy (Dermestes ater DeGeer and Dermestes ater Oliver) was very probably the cause of the error of Sapuppo (2002). Dermestes (Dermestes) ater DeGeer is a cosmopolitan species, but in Italy it is known from some northern regions only (Luigioni 1929: 537, as Dermestes (Dermestes) cadaverinus Fabr. [= Fabricius, 1775], Minelli and Negrisolo 1993: 92, as Dermestes ater Degeer, Audisio et al. 1995: 12, as Dermestes (Dermestes) ater Degeer).

None.

Turanian-E-Mediterranean: Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey and Uzbekistan (John 1963, Löbl 2007).

“S?” [= peninsular Italy?] (Audisio et al. 1995).

The above doubtful record for peninsular Italy has already been ignored by other authors (Löbl 2007, Zhantiev 2011a); this species is excluded from Italy here, since when considering its geographical distribution, its occurrence in this country is improbable. A doubtful record from Corsica (cf. Bertolini 1874: 96, as Thorictus piliger Schaum[, 1858], Luigioni 1929: 1022, as Thorictus pilosus Peyr., Porta 1929: 204, as Thorictus pilosus Peyron) has also never been confirmed (Löbl 2007, Zhantiev 2011a), and must be referred to Thorictus grandicollis grandicollis Germar, 1842 (Háva, unpublished data).

None.

Turanian: endemic of Uzbekistan (John 1963, Löbl 2007).

“Si?” [= Sicily?] (Audisio et al. 1995).

The above doubtful Sicilian record has already been ignored by other authors (Löbl 2007, Zhantiev 2011a); this species must be excluded from the Italian fauna, since its occurrence in Sicily is incompatible with its geonemy. It is known from the type specimens only (Zhantiev 2011b).

Abruzzi: Pescara prov., Maiella, Valle Orfento, Caramanico, 23.VI.1988, G. Osella leg., 1 ex (JHAC). Apulia: Brindisi prov., Francavilla Fontana, 30.V.1998, C. Esposito leg., 1 ex (GNAC); [Foggia prov., GNP, ] Mattinata, 22.VI.1991, on flowers on the beach, M. Mantic leg., 4 ex (JHAC); [Foggia prov., GNP, ] Gargano, Mattinata, 8–10.V.1995, Z. Svec leg., 1 ex (JHAC); [Foggia prov., GNP, Vico del Gargano, Fraz.] San Menaio, V.1996, M. Fikacek leg., 2 ex (JHAC); Taranto prov., Circ. [= Circum] Mar Piccolo, 24.V.1992, Montemurro leg., 1 ex (JHAC); Taranto prov., Grottaglie, VI.1369 [sic!], FA, 1 ex (MCSV). Basilicata: [Matera prov., ] Marina di Nova Siri, 4.VI.2008, W. Apfel leg., 1 ex (JHAC); [Matera prov., ] Matera, 4.VI.1989, FA, 1 ex (AHG); [Matera prov., ] Matera, 350 m, 4.VI.1989, FA, 11 ex (MCSV); Potenza prov., Francavilla sul Sinni, 320 m, 5.VI.1988, querceta [= oak wood], FA, 1 ex (MCSV); [Potenza or Matera prov., ] Pollino, 19.VI.1994, FA, 1 ex (AHG). Calabria: “Calabria / Baudi [leg.]” [handwritten by unknown], “Holotypus 1881 / Attagenus / Calabricus / Reitter” [red-framed; handwritten by unknown], “Calabricus m. / Calab. Baudi [leg.]” [handwritten probably by Reitter], “coll. Reitter” [printed], “Lectotype / Attagenus calabricus Reitter / J. Háva des. 2012”, 1 ex (HNHM); “Calabria / Baudi [leg.]” [handwritten by unknown], “Paratypus 1881 / Attagenus / Calabricus / Reitter” [red-framed; handwritten by unknown], “coll. Reitter [printed]”, “Paralectotype / Attagenus calabricus Reitter / J. Háva des. 2012”, 1 ex (HNHM); Calabria [without further data], 1 ex (JHAC); [Cosenza prov., Cassano all‘Ionio, Fraz.] Marina di Sibari env., 3 m, sandy dunes, 14.6.2009, P. Kresl leg., 6 ex (JHAC); [Cosenza prov., ] Roseto Capo Spulico, 27.V.–3.VI.2006, V. Hron leg., 1 ex (JHAC); [Cosenza prov., ] Sila, Mte. [= Mount] Oliveto, 2.VII.1929, C. Confalonieri leg., 1 ex (JHAC); [Cosenza prov., ] Sila, Sud [= South of] S. Giovanni [in] Fiore, 1100 m, 4.VII.[19]87, FA, 2 ex (MCSV); Reggio Calabria prov., Asprom. [= Aspromonte], str. [= strada = road] Cimina–Zomaro, 600–800 m, 6.VI.1994, FA, 6 ex (JHAC).

Apenninic endemic (Háva 2007).

Campania (Luigioni 1929), Apulia (Panganetti-Hummler 1918, Luigioni 1929, Angelini 1987), Basilicata (Angelini 1986, Angelini and Montemurro 1986), Calabria (Bertolini 1904, Luigioni 1929, Porta 1929, Schatzmayr 1941, Angelini 1991) and Sicily (Ragusa 1892, Bertolini 1904, Winkler 1926, Luigioni 1929, Porta 1929, Liebmann 1962, Mroczkowski 1968, Audisio et al. 1995, Sparacio 1997, Háva 2003, 2007, Zhantiev 2011a).

The generic records for Italy (Reitter 1883, 1891, 1906, Dalla Torre 1911, Winkler 1926, Mroczkowski 1968, Háva 2003, 2007), peninsular Italy (Audisio et al. 1995), southern Italy (Sparacio 1997) and mainland Italy (Zhantiev 2011a) refer to the above listed regions.

First record from the Abruzzi region; this new site (cf. Osella 1988) is at the northernmost limit of the species distribution, while the above record from the Brindisi province is at the easternmost limit. The southernmost site is the Pantelleria Island in the Sicilian Channel (Liebmann 1962).

Reitter (1881) described this species without giving any locality of collecting (see also Reitter 1887), but based on the specific name, the type locality is apparently in the Calabria region (southern peninsular Italy). The species was described based on an unspecified number of specimens without any type designation (Reitter 1881). The two type specimens above are thus syntypes and are designated here as lectotype and paralectotype, respectively; in this way “Calabria” becomes the type locality of the species (ICZN 1999, art. 76.2).

Tuscany: Firenze [= Florence], 28.IX.1988, L. Chelazzi leg., 1 ♂ (MZUF).

Centralasiatic-Mediterranean; this species was introduced to the USA (cf. Háva and Nardi 2011; Háva et al. 2013).

Latium, Campania, Apulia, Calabria, Sicily and Sardinia (cf. Háva and Nardi 2011).

First record for Tuscany. The new locality is the northernmost in Italy (cf. Háva and Nardi 2011).

Apulia: Bari prov., Gioia del Colle, 22.IV.1993, De Marzo leg., 1 ♂ (JHAC); Foggia prov., [GNP, ] Foresta Umbra, Monte Sant’Angelo, caserme forestali [= barracks of the Italian National Forestry Service], 792 m, 33T 582306 4630267, 27.IV.2010, PC, death on windowsill, Prog. Foresta Umbra, 1 ♀ (JHAC). Lombardy: Bergamo prov., Oltre il Colle, 7.VII.2005, FA, 1 ♂ (JHAC).

Alpino-Apenninic endemic (cf. Háva and Nardi 2007).

Apulia and Calabria (Roubal 1932, Porta 1934, Angelini 1986, 1991, Háva and Nardi 2007).

Attagenus pellio var. pilosissimus from Apulia was listed as a synonym of Attagenus (Attagenus) pellio by Audisio et al. (1995), because Mroczkowski (1968) listed pilosissimus as a “variety”. This means that this name was implicitly considered as a junior synonym as Mroczkowski also treated subspecific taxa in his paper. This opinion was confirmed by Háva and Nardi (2007: 122) through a study of the holotype, a female specimen which is very worn. A photo of this holotype is published at http://www.dermestidae.com/Attagenuspelliopilosissimus.html. Nevertheless, based on the study of the above new material, this variety is resurrected as a valid species (stat. prom.). Attagenus (Attagenus) pilosissimus and Attagenus (Attagenus) pellio show differences in the shape of the antennal club (Figs 1–2) and in the male genitalia (Figs 4–5): the median lobe of the aedeagus of the former species (Fig. 5) is longer and narrower, and parameres are parallel for most of their length. Moreover, Attagenus (Attagenus) pilosissimus also differs by the pubescence of the abdomen (Fig. 4) and pronotum (Fig. 3) and by the presence of only one small circular spot with whitish pubescence on each elytron (Fig. 3). Attagenus (Attagenus) pilosissimus is known only from mainland Italy (Lombardy, Apulia and Calabria), where, in sympatry, Attagenus (Attagenus) pellio (Linnaeus, 1758) also occurs (cf. Holdhaus 1911, as Attagenus pellio L., Háva and Nardi 2007).

Apulia: Foggia prov., [GNP, ] Foresta Umbra, Vico del Gargano, Bosco Sfilzi, 391 m, 33T 585633 4634653, 23.V.2010, D. Birtele & I. Toni leg., window flight trap, Prog. Foresta Umbra, 1 ♀ (CNBFVR).

European (Czech Republic, Hungary, northwestern Russia, Sicily, Slovakia, Ukraine) with extension eastward to “Caucasus”, Anatolia, Iran and West Siberia (Háva 2007, Háva and Nardi 2007, Háva et al. 2010, as Attagenus silvaticus, Zhantiev 2011a).

Sicily (Háva and Nardi 2007, Zhantiev 2011a).

First record for mainland Italy. The above specimen was intercepted in a beech wood (D. Birtele, pers. comm., 2012).

None.

E-Mediterranean: Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Syria (Háva 2007).

Latium (Luigioni 1929), Campania (Bertolini 1904, Luigioni 1929, Porta 1929), Capri Island (Luigioni 1923b, 1929, Porta 1929) and Sicily (Luigioni 1929, Sapuppo 2002).

This species was recently excluded from the Italian fauna (Háva and Nardi 2007, 2011); also according to Mroczkowski (1968: 81, as Attagenus bifasciatus var. simonis), it occurs only in some East-Mediterranean countries. Nevertheless, an escatomediterranean distributional pattern (Zilli 2000) could explain the occurrence of this species in Italy.

Gulli (1961: 4, as Attagenus bifasciatus Oliv. var. Rossii Ganglb. [= Ganglbauer, 1904] and Attagenus bifasciatus var. Simoni [sic!]) recorded Sicilian specimens of Attagenus (Attagenus) rossii (identified by A. Porta) with a colour similar to Attagenus (Attagenus) simonis; these specimens are also listed by Sapuppo (2002), but unfortunately their re-examination has so far been impossible.

None.

Mediterranean (cf. Háva and Nardi 2011); Attagenus (Attagenus) tigrinus pulcher is a Caucasian endemic (Zhantiev 2009).

Sardinia (Bargagli 1872, Bertolini 1874, 1904).

This subspecies is excluded here from the Italian fauna. Zhantiev (2009) recognized this taxon as a valid subspecies. This paper was overlooked by Háva and Nardi (2011), so these authors, according to Háva (2007), listed it as a synonym of Attagenus (Attagenus) bifasciatus (A.G. Olivier, 1790). Nevertheless, the status of this subspecies needs to be revised (Háva, unpublished data).

Apulia: [Foggia prov., GNP, ] Gargano, V.1991, J. Háva leg., 12 ex (JHAC).

Turano-Europeo-Mediterranean with extension to Canary Islands, Tajikistan, “India” and Sudan; this species was introduced to and is widespread in the USA (Beal 1998, as Anthrenus coloratus, Háva 2003, 2007).

Italy (Háva 2007). Italian mainland (Zhantiev 2011a).

The generic Italian record by Háva (2007) was based on the above specimens.

Friuli-Venezia Giulia: Trieste prov., Carso, [Sgonico, Fraz.] Gabrovizza S. Primo, 12.VI.1988, sn, PC, 1 ♀ (PCOP). Tuscany: Grosseto prov., Pitigliano, 23.I.[20]02, L. Saltini leg., 1 ex (GNAC). Apulia: [Brindisi prov., ] Brindisi env., 18.V.1997, J. Hrdlicka leg., 4 ex (JHAC). Basilicata: Potenza prov., [Pollino National Park, ] Terranova di Pollino, 900 m, 27–30.VI.2005, GC, sn, 1 ♀ (PCOP).

European with extension southward to a part of the Maghreb: Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, France mainland, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Yugoslavia and European Turkey (cf. Háva 2011b, Zhantiev 2011a, Háva et al. 2013).

The records for Corsica (Luigioni 1929, Porta 1934) were later ignored (Sainte-Claire Deville 1937, Mroczkowski 1968, as Anthrenus (Anthrenus) pimpinellae var. angustefasciatus, Zhantiev 2011a, Háva et al. 2013).

Calabria (Luigioni 1929, Porta 1934), Sardinia (Háva et al. 2013). Italy (without further details) (Háva 2003, 2007, Kadej et al. 2007, Háva 2011b). Italian mainland (Zhantiev 2011a).

Ganglbauer (1904: 42) described Anthrenus pimpinellae var. angustefasciatus from “Dalmatien [= Dalmatia]” that was only recently raised to species level (Háva 2003: 79); its diagnostic features were provided by different authors (Kadej 2005, Kadej et al. 2007, Háva 2011b, Háva and Zahradník 2011).

First records for northern Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia), for central Italy (Tuscany), for Apulia and Basilicata; the former record is expected since this species occurs in neighbouring foreign regions (Depoli 1928, as Anthrenus pimpinellae f. angustefasciatus Ganglb., Novak 1952, as Anthrenus pimpinellae a. angustefasciatus Gglb.). The generic records for Italy (Háva 2003, 2007, Kadej et al. 2007, Háva 2011b) and, probably also those generic for mainland Italy (Zhantiev 2011a), refer to previous literature records and, in part, to the above material.

Apulia: Foggia prov., [GNP, ] Promontorio del Gargano, Vieste, SP 89 [= Strada Provinciale n. 89 = Provincial Road n. 89], Casa Cupari dint., 354 m, 33T 5920001 4630150, 29.V.2010, abandoned quarry, sn on grasses, PC, Prog. Foresta Umbra, 6 ex (CNBFVR; JHAC); Foggia prov., [GNP, ] Promontorio del Gargano, Peschici, Lampia del Principe dint., 161 m, 33T 587282 4639346, 28.IV.2010, maquis sn, PC, Prog. Foresta Umbra, 1 ♀ (CNBFVR). Latium: Roma prov., M.ti [= Monti = Mounts] Simbruini, Jenne dint., M.te [= Monte = Mount] Porcaro, 800 m, 31.V.2007, sn, PC GC, 1 ex (PCOP). Sicily: Palermo prov., Corleone, Bosco della Ficuzza, 700 m, 1.VI.2008, sn near a watering trough, PC GC, 1 ex (PCOP).

Mediterranean, reaching eastward as far as Caucasus and Iran (cf. Kadej 2005, Háva and Nardi 2011, Zhantiev 2011b). This species is also recorded from Cyprus (Zhantiev 2011a, Alziar and Lemaire 2012: 67, as Anthrenus delicatus), and this country must be added to the distribution summarized by Háva and Nardi (2011).

Trentino, Venezia Giulia (Luigioni 1929), Piedmont (Ghiliani 1887, Baudi 1890, Bertolini 1904, Luigioni 1929), Lombardy (Háva and Nardi 2004), Liguria (Luigioni 1929), Latium, Campania (Luigioni 1923a, Porta 1929), Sicily (Ragusa 1892, Bertolini 1904, Luigioni 1929, Porta 1929, Liebmann 1962, Audisio et al. 1995, Lo Cascio et al. 2006) and Sardinia (Bertolini 1904, Luigioni 1929, Porta 1929, Audisio et al. 1995, Háva and Nardi 2011, Zhantiev 2011a).

Moreover, Luigioni (1929) recorded this species generically for central and southern Italy; generic records for northern and peninsular Italy (Audisio et al. 1995) and for “Italy” (Kadej 2005, Háva 2007) refer to the above regions, the same is probably valid for a generic record for mainland Italy (Zhantiev 2011a).

First detailed records from Apulia. About Sicily, Ragusa (1892) wrote Ne posseggo vari esemplari [= I have several specimens] without giving the collecting sites, so the sole known precise Sicilian localities were the Pantelleria and Lipari Islands (Liebmann 1962, Lo Cascio et al. 2006); the above new site is located in one of the most important forested areas of western Sicily, a zone of great value for environmental conservation (cf. Sabella and Sparacio 2004, Mason et al. 2006, La Mantia et al. 2010, Falci et al. 2012). Luigioni (1923a) also recorded Anthrenus (Anthrenus) delicatus from the environs of Rome; this record was overlooked by Nardi (1997). As stated by Audisio et al. (1995: 16), the Italian distribution of this species should be verified, because it was considered for a long time as a variety or aberration of Anthrenus (Anthrenus) pimpinellae. Moreover, the colour of elytral fasciae in four of the above Apulian specimens are visually very similar to those of Anthrenus (Anthrenus) mroczkowskii Kalík, 1954, nevertheless their identification was established by the examination of the structure of antennae, 9th sternite and male genitalia (cf. Kadej 2005, Kadej et al. 2007). In this framework, it will be better to revise the specimens of Anthrenus (Anthrenus) mroczkowskii recorded so far from Italy (Angelini 1986, as Anthrenus pimpinellae mroczkowskii, Angelini and Montemurro 1986, as Anthrenus pimpinellae mroczkowskii). The distribution of Anthrenus (Anthrenus) mroczkowskii also includes the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Corsica, Crete, Croatia, Greece, Slovenia, European Turkey and Algeria (introduced) (Háva 2007, as Anthrenus (Anthrenus) pimpinellae mroczkowskii, Kadej et al. 2007).

Tuscany: [Livorno prov.], Is. [= Isola = Island] d’Elba, dint. Marina di Campo, 15–17.VI.1999, Abbazzi, Bartolozzi, Lo Cascio & Sforzi leg., 1 ♂ (MZUF).

Mediterranean (eastwards as far as Ukraine, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel), with extension to Hungary and Portugal (cf. Kadej et al. 2007, Háva and Nardi 2011).

Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria (Angelini 1986, Angelini and Montemurro 1986, Angelini 1987) and Sardinia (Háva and Nardi 2011).

First record for central Italy; this new site is the northernmost in Italy. The species also occurs in the facing Corsica (cf. Háva and Nardi 2011).

Anthrenus (Anthrenus) pimpinellae pimpinellae (Fabricius, 1775) and Anthrenus (Nathrenus) verbasci (Linnaeus, 1767) were the sole congeneric species previously recorded from Elba Island (Holdhaus 1923, as Anthrenus pimpinellae F. and Anthrenus verbasci L.; Luigioni 1929, Porta 1929, both as Anthrenus (Anthrenus) pimpinellae Fabr. and Anthrenus (Nathrenus) verbasci Lin.)

Apulia: Foggia prov., [GNP, ] Promontorio del Gargano, Vieste, SP 89 [= Strada Provinciale n. 89 = Provincial Road n. 89], Casa Cupari dint., 354 m, 33T 5920001 4630150, abandoned quarry, sn on grasses, 29.V.2010, PC, Prog. Foresta Umbra, 4 ex (CNBFVR).

Cosmopolitan (cf. Háva and Nardi 2011).

All of Italy and Sicily (Bertolini 1904, Luigioni 1929, Porta 1929; Háva and Nardi 2011). This species is also recorded from some minor islands: Elba (Holdhaus 1923), Capri (Luigioni 1923b, 1929, Porta 1929), Lampedusa (Ragusa 1892, Luigioni 1929) and Vulcano (Lo Cascio et al. 2006).

Species common and widespread in Italy but from the Gargano National Park (cf. Angelini 1987) was recorded only by Holdhaus (1911); it is also known from other Apulian localities (Panganetti-Hummler 1918, Marcuzzi 1985).

Basilicata: Potenza prov., Pignola, Ris. [= Riserva = Reserve] WWF, L. [= Lago = Lake] Pignola, 700 m, 21.VI.1992, FA, 1 ♂ (JHAC).

European (cf. Háva and Nardi 2011).

South Tyrol, Venetia, Venezia Giulia, Latium?, Apulia, Basilicata and Sicily (cf. Háva and Nardi 2011).

This species was recorded in Basilicata region from the Pollino National Park (Angelini 1986) only; the above specimen comes from a nature reserve, from which a sole congeneric species, Anthrenus (Nathrenus) verbasci, was known so far (Angelini 1996a, 1998, both as Anthrenus verbasci).

Anthrenus signatus ab. bielawskii Mroczkowski, 1958 from Bulgaria (Mroczkowski 1958: 6, 1968: 145) was recently ignored (Háva 2007, 2008, 2011a), since according to the ICZN (1999, art. 45.5 and 45.6.2), it is an infrasubspecific and unavailable name.

None.

Endemic to the Near East: Armenia, Bulgaria, “Caucasus”, Georgia, European Turkey, Ukraine, and Southern European Russia (Adygeya, Krasnodar kraj) (Háva 2007, Háva and Legalov 2010, Zhantiev 2011a).

Piedmont: Graian and Pennine Alps (Baudi 1890, Luigioni 1929, Porta 1929); Piedmont (without further details) (Bertolini 1904, Reitter 1906); Piedmont? (Dalla Torre 1911, Winkler 1926, Audisio et al. 1995). Liguria: Ligurian Apennines (Luigioni 1929); Liguria? (Audisio et al. 1995).

This species described from Caucasus (Reitter 1878, as Hadrotoma breviclavis) is excluded here from the Italian fauna. Ganglbauer (1904) listed the paper by Baudi (1890), while Dalla Torre (1911) referred to Ganglbauer (1904). The Italian records were ignored by Mroczkowski (1968: 114), who recorded this species only from the Caucasus. No specimens of this species are present in the P. Luigioni collection (MCZR) (A. Zilli, pers. comm. 2013). The above Italian records probably concern the similar Globicornis (Globicornis) luckowi Herrmann, Háva & Kadej, 2011 which is known only from southern Switzerland, Piedmont and Liguria (Herrmann et al. 2011, Háva et al. 2013). Nevertheless, as discussed for Attagenus (Attagenus) simonis, an escatomediterranean distributional pattern (Zilli 2000) could explain the occurrence of Globicornis (Globicornis) breviclavis in Italy.

Basilicata: Potenza prov., Parco Naz. del Pollino [= Pollino National Park], Casa del Conte dint., tra [= between] Acqua Tremola e [= and] Piani di S. Francesco, 1100–1500 m, 9.VII.2002, sn, GC, 3 ex (PCOP).

European (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland) with extension southward to Tunisia (cf. Háva et al. 2010, Háva and Nardi 2011).

Piedmont (Porta 1929, Horion 1955), Tuscany (Luigioni 1929, Horion 1955), Latium (Luigioni 1923a, 1929, Porta 1929, Horion 1955), Sicily (Vitale 1904) and Sardinia (Bertolini 1904, Winkler 1926, Luigioni 1929, Porta 1929, Horion 1955, Mroczkowski 1968, Audisio et al. 1995, Háva 2003, 2007, Zhantiev 2011a).

The records for northern and peninsular Italy (Audisio et al. 1995) as those generic for Italy (Háva 2003) refers to above regions; the same is probably valid for a generic record for mainland Italy (Zhantiev 2011a).

First record from southern Italy. Five species of this genus are now recorded from the Pollino National Park (cf. Angelini 1986).

The records for Piedmont (Porta 1929, Horion 1955) and those generic for northern Italy (Audisio et al. 1995: 13) refers to the Maritime Alps (Audisio et al. 1995: 16). The species also occurs in a neighbouring French department (Sainte-Claire Deville 1937: 252, as Globicornis fasciata Fairm.). The record from Sicily (Vitale 1904) was omitted by subsequent authors (cf. Luigioni 1929, Audisio et al. 1995, Zhantiev 2011a), and thus, it should be confirmed.

In the literature (see also above), the authorship of this species was often attributed only to Fairmaire.

Abruzzi: Parco Naz. [= National Park], L‘Aquila prov., Pescasseroli, 1300 m, 1.IV.2003, FA, 1 ♀ (JHAC). Basilicata: Potenza prov., Moliterno, 500 m, 11.V.2003, FA, 1 ♀ (JHAC); Potenza prov., Ruoti, 29.IX.1996, Abies–Quercus, FA, 1 ♂ (JHAC). Campania: Avellino prov., Cilento, Novi Velia, M. [= Mount] Sacro, 1900 m, 7.XII.1996, Fagus, FA, 1 ♂ (JHAC). Sicily: Palermo prov., Ficuzza, 700 m, 1–4.V.2000, bosco leccio [= ilex wood], FA, 1 ♂ (JHAC); Palermo prov., Bosco della Ficuzza, 27.V.2006, M. Sarovec leg., 1 ♂, 4 ♀♀ (JHAC).

W-Mediterranean: France, Italy and Spain.

Basilicata (Angelini 1987, Audisio et al. 1995).

First records from central Italy (Abruzzi), Campania and Sicily. In the Sicilian site, it was also collected Anthrenus (Anthrenus) delicatus (see above).

None.

Subcosmopolitan (cf. Háva 2007). This species is also recorded from Switzerland (Kenis 2005); this country must be added to the European distributions recently summarized by Háva (2007) and by Zhantiev (2011a).

Italy (without further details) (Háva 2007). Italian mainland (Zhantiev 2011a).

The above generic Italian record by Háva (2007) was based on a personal communication from V. Kalík, who identified Italian material; unfortunately, no further details are available (Háva, unpublished data).

Apulia: Lecce prov., Salento, Torre S. Giovanni dint., 1–7.VII.2002, PC GC, sn, 1 ex (PCOP). Venetia: Verona prov., Verona, [Fraz.] Cancello, [about 500 m], 22.VI.1986, sn, PC, 1 ex (PCOP).

Cosmopolitan (cf. Háva and Herrmann 2011, Háva and Nardi 2011, Háva et al. 2011).

Lombardy (Nicoli Aldini 1999, Háva and Nardi 2011), Liguria (Luigioni 1929), Emilia-Romagna (Nicoli Aldini 1999), Latium (Nardi R. et al. 1993, Nicoli Aldini 1999), Basilicata [?] (Angelini and Montemurro 1986, Audisio et al. 1995), Sicily (Kraatz 1858, Mulsant and Rey 1868, Ragusa 1892, Bertolini 1904, Porta 1929, Mroczkowski 1968) and Sardinia (cf. Háva and Nardi 2011).

The first Italian record of this species was provided by Kraatz (1858) who recorded it from Sicily (without a precise locality), while some authors (Bertolini 1874, Dal Monte 1972, Háva 2007) and Zhantiev (2011a) recorded it from Italy and mainland Italy, respectively, without further details. Moreover, Nicoli Aldini (1999: 8) also recorded it from alcune città del Nord-Italia [= some towns of Northern Italy] but without mentioning the regions.

In Italy, this species and Trogoderma versicolor (Creutzer, 1799) have often been confused (cf. Nicoli Aldini 2003b, Háva and Nardi 2011); old Italian records in the literature must be thus considered with caution. Trogoderma inclusum is recorded here for the first time from Apulia and Venetia. This species is a stored product pest; it also develops in nests of social aculeate Hymenoptera, and is a predator of egg masses of Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae) (cf. Háva and Nardi 2011).