Ranolus


Ranolus is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae from Southeast Asia and Oceania. 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. Orphilodes was later synonymized with Ranolus.

Species

Ranolus contains the following seven species:Ranolus australis — AustraliaRanolus caledonicus Háva, 2017 — New CaledoniaRanolus cavernicola — MalaysiaRanolus malleecola — AustraliaRanolus minor — AustraliaRanolus papuanus — Papua New GuineaRanolus tenebricola Háva, 2014 — Thailand