Nathrenus is a subgenus of the genus Anthrenus of the subfamily Megatominae within the family of skin beetles.

[1] The most well-known species from the subgenus, varied carpet beetle (Anthrenus verbasci), is distributed in most parts of the world, whereas the vast majority of other species are only present in regions of Africa and Asia.

Inner edge of eye doesn't have indentation, as opposed to subgenus Anthrenus.

[2] According to World Dermestidae catalogue, these species currently belong to subgenus Nathrenus:[3][4] Some species of subgenus Nathrenus were preserved in amber and consist of: In 2013, researchers reclassified the species of the endemic Australian genus Neoanthrenus, placing them under the subgenus Nathrenus (as a group of species "ocellifer").

[5] However, recent research removes the species from genus Anthrenus due to significant genetic and morphological differences.