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Trogoderma

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Trogoderma
Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dermestidae
Tribe: Megatomini
Genus: Trogoderma
Dejean, 1821
Trogoderma angustum
Trogoderma glabrum
Trogoderma granarium
Trogoderma megatomoides
Trogoderma variabile larva
Trogoderma versicolor

Trogoderma is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles. There are about 135 species worldwide.[1]

Some species are pests of stored animal and plant products.[2]

Taxonomy

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Recent research shows that Trogoderma (in its broad, traditional definition) is polyphyletic. Many species in the Southern Hemisphere are genetically distinct from the Holarctic species, which led to their reclassification under the genus Eurhopalus (Zhou et al., 2022).[3] However, this change is not widely adopted, which in some cases is caused by differing opinions on taxonomy - e.g., the World Dermestidae Catalogue (Jiří Háva, 2023) still recognizes the old classification system and actively reinstated several genera synonymized with Eurhopalus.[4]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Háva, J. (2009). Review of the genus Trogoderma from Madagascar (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae). Baltic Journal of Coleopterology, 9(2), 111-117.
  2. ^ Wei, C., et al. (2015). Scanning electron microscope observations on the antennal sensilla of two stored grain pests Trogoderma granarium and Trogoderma variabile (Coleoptera: Dermestidae). Florida Entomologist, 98(1), 140-148.
  3. ^ Yu-Lingzi Zhou; James A Nicholls; Zhen-Hua Liu; Diana Hartley; Andras Szito; Adam Ślipiński; Andreas Zwick (1 November 2022). "Molecular Phylogeny of Dermestidae (Coleoptera) Reveals the Polyphyletic Nature of Trogoderma Latreille and the Taxonomic Placement of the Khapra Beetle Trogoderma granarium Everts" (PDF). Insect Systematics and Diversity. 6 (6). doi:10.1093/ISD/IXAC026. ISSN 2399-3421. Wikidata Q116673277. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2024.
  4. ^ Háva, Jiří (2023). "World Dermestidae. Subfamily Megatominae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.