Species Eurhopalus apicalis (Macleay, 1871)
- Megatoma apicalis Macleay, W.J. 1871. Notes on a collection of insects from Gayndah. Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales 2: 79-205 [170].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM, Gayndah, QLD. - Trogoderma pectinifer Arrow, G.J. 1915. Notes on the coleopterous family Dermestidae and descriptions of some new forms in the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 15: 425-451 [429].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH, Baan Baa, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Háva, J. 2003. World Catalogue of the Dermestidae (Coleoptera). Studie a Zprávy Oblastního Muzea Praha-východ, Supplementum 1: 1-196 [132]
Generic Combinations
- Eurhopalus apicalis (Macleay, 1871). —
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
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: terrestrial, volant.
Larvae: scavenger.
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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26-Jun-2023 | DERMESTIDAE | 19-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
01-Jul-2020 | BOSTRICHOIDEA | 17-Feb-2014 | MODIFIED | |
01-Jul-2020 | 03-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
01-Jul-2020 | 11-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |