Species Eurhopalus roachae Liu, Zhou, Szito & Ślipiński, 2022

Museums

Regional Maps

• Anthrenocerus occidentalis Roach, A.M.E. 2000. Review of the Australian species of the dermestid genus Anthrenocerus Arrow (Coleoptera: Dermestidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 14(2): 175-224 [207].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC unsexed, 15 km N by E of Mt Singleton, WA [29°21'S 117°20'E].

Generic Combinations

• Eurhopalus rochae Liu, Zhou, Szito & Ślipiński, 2000. —
  Liu, Z., Zhou, Y-L., Szito, A. & Ślipiński, A. 2022. The Australian hide, larder and carpet beetles (Coleoptera: Dermestidae): a revision at the generic level. Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 72(4): 837–926
  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

Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Nullarbor (NUL), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: mellivore (associated flora: Baeckea sp. [MYRTACEAE]; Hakea preissii Meisn. [PROTEACEAE]; Thryptomene maisonneuvei F.Muell. [MYRTACEAE]; Leptospermum ellipticum Endl. [MYRTACEAE]), scavenger, terrestrial, volant.

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