Species Eurhopalus macleayi (Blackburn, 1891)
- Trogoderma macleayi 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] [126].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH Numbers not provided ("1601 T" on mounting card; on flowers), Adelaide, SA [Lat/Long not provided].
Paralectotype(s) SAMA 25-42197 ("1601" on mounting carad), Adelaide, SA [Lat/Long not provided]; SAMA 25-42196 ("1601 A1" on mounting card), Victorian Alps, VIC [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 macleayi (Blackburn, 1891). —
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
South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Specific localities in SA not always noted - See Ślipiński et al. (2023).
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Channel Country (CHC), Central Ranges (CR), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2024 | DERMESTIDAE | 12-Nov-2024 | MOVED | |
| 23-Aug-2024 | DERMESTIDAE | 17-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) |