New distributional record of Anthrenus dorsatus Mulsant & Rey, 1868 (Coleoptera, Dermestidae), Thessaloniki, Greece

New distributional record of Anthrenus dorsatus Mulsant & Rey, 1868 (Coleoptera, Dermestidae), Thessaloniki, Greece

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Anthrenus dorsatus Mulsant & Rolling Mat Rey, 1868 has been recorded from North Africa, Malta, and Iberia.During a recent visit to Thessaloniki, Greece, several Anthrenus species were collected, including A.dorsatus.The previously known distribution of A.

dorsatus suggested that this species was restricted to the western Mediterranean basin, possibly with a coastal bias.This record MASK AND SNORKEL extends the known range of A.dorsatus farther east and providing more evidence of range expansion in the pimpinellae species group across Europe, possibly driven by global climate change.