Species Eurhopalus apicipenis (Reitter, 1881)
- Trogoderma apicipenne Reitter, E. 1881. Eine neue Trogoderma aus Neuholland. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 25: 232 [232].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown ♂, Australia (as Nova Hollandia); exact locality unknown. - Trogoderma baldiense Blackburn, T. 1891. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia 14: 65-153 [Date published July 1891] [127].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♀, Mt Feathertop (as Mt Baldi, Victorian Alps), VIC.Subsequent designation references:
Ślipiński, A., Szitó, A. & Zhou, Y-L. 2023. Revision of the Australian species previously known as Trogoderma Dejean (Coleoptera: Dermestidae). Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 73(4): 797–941.
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 apicipenis (Reitter, 1881). —
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
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), NSW North Coast (NNC), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: terrestrial, volant.
Larvae: scavenger.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2024 | DERMESTIDAE | 12-Nov-2024 | MOVED | |
| 23-Aug-2024 | DERMESTIDAE | 31-May-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 26-Jun-2023 | DERMESTIDAE | 19-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jul-2020 | 03-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 01-Jul-2020 | 11-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |