Species Eurhopalus frater (Arrow, 1915)
- Trogoderma frater 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 [430].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH Numbers not provided, Illawarra, NSW [Lat/Long not provided].
Paralectotype(s) BMNH Numbers not provided, VIC, no exact locality specified [Lat/Long not provided].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.
Generic Combinations
- Eurhopalus frater (Arrow, 1915). —
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, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Ślipiński et al. (2023) mentions that E. frater is known from three isolated localities in NSW and VIC; however, there is no information for any specific locality in VIC.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: terrestrial, volant.
Larvae: scavenger.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2024 | DERMESTIDAE | 14-Jun-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) |