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Genus of beetles

Reesa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dermestidae
Genus: Reesa
Species: R. vespulae
Binomial name
Reesa vespulae
(Milliron, 1939)

Reesa is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles. The sole species is Reesa vespulae. This beetle is native to the Nearctic, but today it can be found nearly worldwide; it is easily introduced to new areas.

This beetle can be identified by two reddish bands on its elytra, black setae, and antennae tipped with clubs divided into four segments. Only female individuals have been observed; it is believed to be parthenogenetic.

This species, like several other dermestids, is a museum pest. It feeds on dried animal products such as museum specimens.

Reesa vespulae dorsal view

Taxonomy

Genetic research in Zhou et al. (2022) revealed that the species is closely related to a widespread species, Trogoderma angustum and other species originating from South America (including genus Sodaliotoma). All of these species have been moved to genus Eurhopalus, which is revised from taxa of Southern Hemisphere, many of which were previously considered to be Trogoderma.

By definition of Zhou et al. (2022), the species is Eurhopalus vespulae, however the change is not yet accepted by some researchers.

References

  1. ^ Hong, K., M. Kim, and D. Park. (2014). Molecular identification of Reesa vespulae (Milliron) (Coleoptera: Dermestidae), a newly recorded species from Korea. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 7(3): 305-307.
  2. Yu-Lingzi Zhou; James A Nicholls; Zhen-Hua Liu; Diana Hartley; Andras Szito; Adam Ślipiński; Andreas Zwick (1 November 2022). "Molecular Phylogeny of Dermestidae (Coleoptera) Reveals the Polyphyletic Nature of Trogoderma Latreille and the Taxonomic Placement of the Khapra Beetle Trogoderma granarium Everts" (PDF). Insect Systematics and Diversity. 6 (6). doi:10.1093/ISD/IXAC026. ISSN 2399-3421. Wikidata Q116673277. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2024.
  3. Háva, Jiří (2023). "World Dermestidae. Genera and subgenera division of Dermestidae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
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