| Trogoderma angustum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dermestidae |
| Genus: | Trogoderma |
| Species: | T. angustum |
| Binomial name | |
| Trogoderma angustum (Solier, 1849) | |
Trogoderma angustum is a species of beetle in the family Dermestidae native to South America (Argentina, Chile and Peru). It has been introduced to several regions including Europe, Asia (India, Pakistan, Thailand, Yemen), United States, New Zealand, and possibly Congo.
Taxonomy
Genetic research in Zhou et al. (2022) revealed that the species is closely related to a widespread parthenogenetic species, Reesa vespulae and other species originating from South America (including genus Sodaliotoma). All of these species have been moved to genus Eurhopalus, which is revised from taxa of Southern Hemisphere, many of which were previously considered to be Trogoderma.
By definition of Zhou et al. (2022), the species is Eurhopalus angustus, however the change is not yet accepted by some researchers.
References
- ^ Háva, Jiří (2023). "World Dermestidae. Subfamily Megatominae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- Herrmann, Andreas (2024). "Dermestidae (Abbildungen)". Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- 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.
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