Ranthenus is a subgenus of the genus Anthrenus of the subfamily Megatominae within the family of skin beetles. Species of subgenus are present only in Asia and Turkey. Subgenus is distinguished by antennae with 4 segments.

Species According to World Dermestidae catalogue, these species currently belong to subgenus Ranthenus: Anthrenus alatauensis (Mroczkowski, 1962) – Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan Anthrenus kryzhanovskii (Sokolov, 1979) – Kyrgyzstan; Turkmenistan Anthrenus prudeki (Háva, 2002) – Turkey; Iran; Syria Anthrenus zeravshanicus (Sokolov, 1979) – Tajikistan

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