Species Thylodrias contractus Motschulsky, 1839
Odd Beetle
- Hospitopterus efflatouni Pic, M. 1921. Nouveaux Coléoptères. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique d'Egypte 1920: 54-55 [54].
- Ignotus aenigmaticus Slosson, A.T. 1903. A coleopterous conundrum. The Canadian Entomologist 35(7): 183-187 [187].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Háva, J. 2003. World Catalogue of the Dermestidae (Coleoptera). Studie a Zprávy Oblastního Muzea Praha-východ, Supplementum 1: 1-196 [76]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, Queensland, Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Canberra.
IBRA
ACT, Qld, Tas: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: scavenger, synanthropic, terrestrial, volant.
General References
Hinton, H.E. 1945. A Monograph of the Beetles Associated with Stored Products. London : British Museum (Natural History) Vol. 1 viii 443 pp. [259] (adult description)
Peacock, E.R. 1993. Adults and Larvae of Hide, Larder and Carpet Beetles and their Relatives (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) and of Derodontid Beetles (Coleoptera: Derodontidae). London : Royal Entomological Society of London 144 pp. [37, 44] (biology, distribution, keys)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 01-Jul-2020 | 03-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 01-Jul-2020 | 11-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |