Ranthenus

Ranthenus is a subgenus of the genus Anthrenus of the subfamily Megatominae within the family of skin beetles.^[2] Species of subgenus are present only in Asia and Turkey. Subgenus is distinguished by antennae with 4 segments.^[3]

Ranthenus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Dermestidae
Genus:	Anthrenus
Subgenus:	Ranthenus Mroczkowski, 1962[1]
Species
See text.

Species

According to World Dermestidae catalogue, these species currently belong to subgenus Ranthenus:^[4][5]

• Anthrenus alatauensis (Mroczkowski, 1962) – Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan
• Anthrenus kryzhanovskii (Sokolov, 1979) – Kyrgyzstan; Turkmenistan
• Anthrenus prudeki (Háva, 2002) – Turkey; Iran; Syria
• Anthrenus zeravshanicus (Sokolov, 1979) – Tajikistan