Ranolus Explained

Ranolus is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae from Southeast Asia and Oceania.^[1] It was originally described as a subgenus of Attagenus, containing only the species Ranolus cavernicola. It was later found to be a separate genus, and was placed in its own tribe, Ranolini, along with Orphilodes. A second species, Ranolus tenebricola, was described by Jiří Háva in 2014.^[2] Orphilodes was later synonymized with Ranolus.^[3]

Species

Ranolus contains the following seven species:

• Ranolus australis (Lawrence & Ślipiński, 2005) — Australia
• Ranolus caledonicus Háva, 2017 — New Caledonia
• Ranolus cavernicola (Blair, 1929) — Malaysia
• Ranolus malleecola (Lawrence & Ślipiński, 2005) — Australia
• Ranolus minor (Lawrence & Ślipiński, 2005) — Australia
• Ranolus papuanus (Háva, 2015) — Papua New Guinea
• Ranolus tenebricola Háva, 2014 — Thailand

Notes and References

1. Web site: Háva . Jiří . 2022 . Dermestidae world (Coleoptera) . 12 February 2023.
2. Háva. Jiří. 2014. A new species of the genus Ranolus (Blair, 1929) from Thailand (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Orphilinae: Ranolini). Studies and Reports (Taxonomical Series). 10. 2. 403–408.
3. Háva . Jiří . Lawrence . John . 2017 . Contribution to the genus 'Ranolus' Blair (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Ranolini), with new synonymy and combinations . . 44 . 2 . 103-104.