Species Eurhopalus nigrobrunneus (Armstrong, 1942)
- Trogoderma nigrobrunneum Armstrong, J.W.T. 1942. On Australian Dermestidae. Part II. The genus Trogoderma Berthold. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 67(5-6): 321-330 [326].
Type data:
Lectotype ANIC, Cairns, QLD.
Paralectotype(s) ANIC, same data as Lectotype
Comment: Armstrong (1942) had 27 specimens from Cairns from various collectors, with most of the 27 housed at the South Australian Museum. Ślipiński et al. (2023) notes that this series actually contains multiple species and also include several specimens of Orphinus.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 nigrobrunneus (Armstrong, 1942). —
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
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Known from Queensland only.
Australian Endemic.
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)
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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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) |