Thaumaglossa rufocapillata

species
Redtenbacher, 1867 [p. 44]
Gallery page (A. Herrmann)
Type deposited in NHMW
Citations & References (26)
Type / Badges
Page
Redtenbacher L. (1868). Familie Dermestidae. In: Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Wien: Karl Gerold's Sohn, pp. iv + 249.
Original Description
p. 44
Fleutiaux E.J.B. (1887). Descriptions de Coléopteres nouveaux de l'Annam. Rapportés par M. le capitaine Delauney. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 6(7): 59-68, 4 pls.
as Anthrenus ovalis
p. 62
Pic M. (1916). Diagnoses Spécifiques. Mélanges Exotico-Entomologiques 17: 8-20.
as Thaumaglossa pygidialis
p. 16
Matsumura S., Yokoyama K. (1928). An interesting Dermested beetle from Japan. Insecta Matsumurana 2: 130-132.
as Orphiloides ovivorus
p. 131
Rüschkamp F. (1929). Zur rheinischen Käferfauna V. Entomologische Blätter 25: 150-157.
as Thaumaglossa capillata [sic!]
p. 154
MIWA Y. 1931: A Systematic Catalogue of Formosan Coleoptera, Contribution No. 32. Entomological Laboratory Taihoku Imperial University, Formosa, 359 pp.
as Orphiloides ovivarius [sic!]
p. 93
Ishii G. (1937). Life history and habit of the dermestid beetle Orphiloides ovivorus Matsumura et Yokoyama. Sanhi Shikenjyo Hokoku 9: 151-165.
as Orphiloides ovivorus
Biology
p. 151
GRASSÉ P. P. 1949: Traite de Zoologie. Tomus IX. Insectes. Paris: Masson et Cie, 1117 pp.
as Orphiloides ovivorus Pic [sic!]
p. 939
Kalík V. (1955). Dermestidae der aethiophischen Region aus der Sammlungen des Königl. Museum von Belgisch Kongo in Tervuren (Mit Bemerkungen über verwandte Arten). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 52: 294-322.
as Thaumaglossa africana
p. 321
Mroczkowski M. (1968). Distribution of the Dermestidae (Coleoptera) of the world with a catalogue of all known species. Annales Zoologici 26(3): 15-191.
as Thaumaglossa ovivora
p. 131
Liu Y., Zhang S. (1986). Chinese Dermestid Beetles Associated with Stored Products. Beijing: Agriculture Publishing House, pp. 1-170.
Biology
p. 131
IWASAKI T., AOYAGI M., DODO Y. & ISHII M. 1994: Emergence periods of overwinteringgeneration from mantis egg case, and oviposition and longevity of adult dermestid beetle, Thaumaglossa rufocapillata. Japanese Journal of Applied Entomological Zoology 38: 147-151 (in Japanese, English summary)
Biology
p. 149
Iwasaki T., Aoyagi M., Dodo Y., Ishii M. (1996). Life History of the first generation of the dermestid beetle, Thaumaglossa rufocapillata. Applied Entomological Zoology 31: 389-395.
Host: Tenodera aridifolia, Tenodera angustipennis
Biology
p. 392
IWASAKI T., AOYAGI M., DODO Y. & ISHII M. 1998: Adult overwintering and oviposition of first generation of dermestid beetle, Thaumaglossa rufocapillata. Japanese Journal of Applied Entomological Zoology 42: 170-171 (in Japanese, English abstract).
Host: Tenodera sp.
Biology
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Kim M.A., Park H.C., Lee Y.B., Jang S.J., Han M.S. (2000). Taxonomic review of Dermestidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) associated with stored silkworm cocoons in Korea. Korean Journal of Entomology 29(3): 195-202.
as sic!]
p. 198
Háva J. (2004). New and interesting Dermestidae (Coleoptera) from China. Entomologische Zeitschrift 114: 225-232.
as Thaumaglossa rufocapillata
p. 225
Kiselyova T., McHugh J.V. (2006). A phylogenetic study of Dermestidae (Coleoptera) based on larval morphology. Systematic Entomology 31(3): 469-507.
Immature / Larva
p. 474
Háva J. (2015). World Catalogue of the Dermestidae (Coleoptera). Leiden ; Boston: Brill (World catalogue of insects, volume 13), 419 pp.
as Thaumaglossa rufocapillata
p. 2
Zhang S.F., Fan X.H., Gao Y. (2016). Beetles of Stored Products. Beijing: Science Press, 372 pp.
as Thaumaglossa rufecapillata [sic!]
p. 116
Mirzaee Z., Sadeghi S., Háva J., Battiston R., Ruzzier E. (2022). New observations of Coleoptera associated with Mantodea ootheca and an overview of the previous records. Bulletin of Insectology 75(2): 223-230.
Host: Hierodula patellifera
Biology
p. 225
Chang G.D., Shim J., Ji S., Song J.H. (2023). Discovery of Thaumaglossa rufocapillata Redtenbacher (Dermestidae, Coleoptera) from Mantis oothecae in Korea and its complete mitochondrial genome. International Journal of Industrial Entomology 47(2): 115-125.
as Thaumaglossa rufocapillata Host: Hierodula patellifera
Biology
p. 117
Háva J., Herrmann A. (2024). New faunistic records and remarks on Dermestidae (Coleoptera) - Part 25. Arquivos Entomolóxicos 28: 155-158.
as Thaumaglossa zanzibaria Reitter (un)
p. 157
Wang C., He J., Chen X. (2024). Revision of the Genus Laelius (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea, Bethylidae) from China. Insects 15(8): 627.
as Thaumaglossa rufocapillata
p. 7
Háva J. (2025). World Catalogue of the Dermestidae (Coleoptera). Private Entomological Laboratory and Collection, Únětice/Praha, 368 pp.
as Thaumaglossa rufocapillata, Thaumaglossa ruficapillata [sic] —
New host association (Háva, 2025) - Polyspilota aeruginosa. Other are known host associations based on cited literature. The species incorrectly spelled at p. 177 (T. ruficapillata) and is not a spelling previously used
 Host: Polyspilota aeruginosa & "Hierodula patellifera, Mantis religiosa, Tenodera sinensis, Tenodera aridifolia, Tenodera angustipennis"
Biology
p. 183
Háva J. (2025). Lectotype designation for Thaumaglossa rufocapillata Redtenbacher, 1867 (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae). Studies and Reports, Taxonomical Series 21(2): 485-487.
Type Designation
p. 485
Háva J. (2026). Remarks and new faunistic records on Dermestidae (Coleoptera). Studies and Reports, Taxonomical Series 22(2): 331-348.
as Thaumaglossa rufocapillata —
"The host mantis Statilia sp. and Rhombodera zhangi Wang & Dong, 1993 are recorded from Vietnam for the first time. Mantis hosts for the species were mentioned by (Mirzaee et al. 2022, Háva 2025a, c)."
 Host: Statilia sp., Rhombodera zhangi
DistributionBiology
p. 342
Biology
Larva: Kiselyova & McHugh, 2006:474
Host: Polyspilota aeruginosa & "Hierodula patellifera, Mantis religiosa, Tenodera sinensis, Tenodera aridifolia, Tenodera angustipennis" : Háva, 2025:183 ;Statilia sp., Rhombodera zhangi : Háva, 2026:342 ;Hierodula patellifera : Chang et al., 2023:117 ,Mirzaee et al., 2022:225 ;Tenodera sp. : Iwasaki , Aoyagi , Dodo & Ishii 1998 ;Tenodera aridifolia, Tenodera angustipennis : Iwasaki et al., 1996:392

Distribution

Africa

Asia

Europe Introduced

Taxon details

iNaturalist Gallery (Thaumaglossa rufocapillata)

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