The subfamily Thorictinae (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) from Saudi Arabia

In this study, the Saudi Arabian Thorictinae beetle species, Thorictus riyadhensis Hava & Abdel-Dayem, sp. nov., T. shadensis Hava & Abdel-Dayem, sp. nov., T. sharafi Hava & Abdel-Dayem, sp. nov., T. hanifahensis Hava & Abdel-Dayem, sp. nov. are described, illustrated, and compared with related species. Three other species: T. castaneus Germar, 1834; T. foreli Wasmann, 1894; and T. peyerimhoffi Chobaut, 1904 are excluded from the fauna of Saudi Arabia. A list of Thorictinae species from the Arabian Peninsula is provided.