Genus Aethriostoma Motschulsky, 1858

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• Aethriostoma Motschulsky, V. von 1858. Entomologie spéciale. Insectes des Indies orientales. Études Entomologiques 7: 20-122 [47].

  Type species:

   Aethriostoma undulata Motschulsky, 1858 by monotypy.
• Brachysphyrus Blackburn, T. 1903. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Part XXXII. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 27: 91-182 [159].

  Type species:

   Brachysphyrus irroratus Blackburn, 1903 by monotypy.
• Pseudotelopes Pic, M. 1916. Notes et descriptions abrégées diverses. Mélanges Exotico-Entomologiques, Moulins 17: 2-8 [2].

  Type species:

   Pseudotelopes simoni Pic, 1916 by original designation.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Háva, J. 2003. World Catalogue of the Dermestidae (Coleoptera). Studie a Zprávy Oblastního Muzea Praha-východ, Supplementum 1: 1-196 [54]

Introduction

Aethriostoma was elevated from subgeneic level to generic level following phylogenetic analyses conducted by Zhou et al. (2022).

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

General References

Zhou, Y-L., Nicholls, J.A., Liu, Z-H., Hartley, D., Szito, A., Ślipiński, A. & Zwick, A. 2022. Molecular phylogeny of Dermestidae (Coleoptera) reveals the polyphyletic nature of Trogoderma Latreille and the taxonomic placement of the Khapra Beetle Trogoderma granarium Everts. Insect Systematics and Diversity 6(6): 1–24

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