Species Trogoderma variabile Ballion, 1878
- Trogoderma variabile Ballion, E. 1878. Verzeichniss der im Kreise von Kuldsha gesammelten Käfer. Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 53: 253-389 [277].
- Trogoderma persica Pic, M. 1914. Notes diverses, descriptions et diagnoses (Suite). L'Échange, Revue Linnéenne 30: 10-13 [10].
- Trogoderma scabripennis Casey, T.L. 1916. Some random studies among the Clavicornia. Memoirs on the Coleoptera 7: 35-283 [189].
- Trogoderma versicolor turkestanicum Pic, M. 1914. Notes diverses, descriptions et diagnoses (Suite). L'Échange, Revue Linnéenne 30: 10-13 [10].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Háva, J. 2003. World Catalogue of the Dermestidae (Coleoptera). Studie a Zprávy Oblastního Muzea Praha-východ, Supplementum 1: 1-196 [141]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Western Australia
IBRA
NSW, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: terrestrial, volant.
Larvae: scavenger.
Stored product pest.
General References
Banks, H.J. 1994. Illustrated identification keys for Trogoderma granarium, T. glabrum, T. inclusum and T. variabile (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) and other Trogoderma associated with stored products. CSIRO Division of Entomology Technical Paper 32: iv 66 pp. (keys to adults and larvae)
Beal, R.S. 1954. Biology and taxonomy of the Nearctic species of Trogoderma (Coleoptera: Dermestidae). University of California Publications in Entomology 10: 35-101 [88] (larval description, keys)
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. [41, 57] (biology, distribution, adult and larval keys)
History of changes
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