Species Eurhopalus tenuefasciatus (Reitter, 1881)

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• Megatoma tenuefasciata Reitter, E. 1881. Die aussereuropäischen Dermestiden meiner Sammlung. Verhandlungen des Naturforschenden Vereines in Brünn 19: 27-60 [36].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHP ♀, TAS; exact locality unknown
  Comment: Ślipiński et al. (2023) notes that the types material for this species could not be found.

  Type locality 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.
• Trogoderma tasmanica Armstrong, 1942.

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA 25-42137, Mole Creek, TAS [Lat/Long not provided].
  Paratype(s) ANIC Numbers not provided, Cape Barren Island, TAS [Lat/Long not provided]
  Comment: Ślipiński et al. (2023) notes that the holotype has been damaged and most of the body except for the apical part of the elytra is missing.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• 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

• Trogoderma tenuefasciata (Reitter, 1881). —
  Háva, J. 2003. World Catalogue of the Dermestidae (Coleoptera). Studie a Zprávy Oblastního Muzea Praha-východ, Supplementum 1: 1-196
• Eurhopalus tenuefasciatus (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, Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

ACT, NSW, Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)

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	01-Jul-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)