Telopes

genus provisionally accepted
Redtenbacher in Russegger, 1843 [p. 984]
Citations & References (5)
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Redtenbacher L. (1843). Coleopterorum Syriae genera et species novae. In: Russeger J. (ed.), Reisen in Europa, Asien und Afrika, mit besonderer Rücksicht auf die naturwissenschaftlichen Verhältnisse der betreffenden Länder, unternommen in den Jahren 1835 bis 1841. Erster Band. Reise in Griechenland, Unteregypten, im nördlichen Syrien und Kleinasien, mit besonderer Rücksicht auf die naturwissenschaftlichen Verhältnisse der betreffenden Länder, unternommen in dem 1836. Zweiter Theil. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagshandlung, pp. 971-990.
as Telopes
Original Description
p. 984
Háva J. (2021). A new Attagenus Latreille, 1802 species from Morocco with reinstatement of the subgenus Telopes Redtenbacher in Russegger, 1843 (Coleoptera, Dermestidae, Attageninae). Linzer Biologische Beiträge 52(2): 987-992.
as Attagenus (subgenus Telopes) — Resurrected from synonymy at subgenus rank
Resurrection
p. 988
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): 2.
as Telopes — Elevated from subgenus to genus; treated as a newly resurrected genus. Telopes was not in use for a long period until Hava, 2021
Status ChangeResurrection
p. 14, 20
Háva J. (2023). Descriptions of three new Attageninae species from the Afrotropical Region (Coleoptera: Dermestidae). Folia Heyrovskyana 31(1): 1-7.
as Telopes — Accepted at genus level in taxonomy section, following Zhou et al. (2022); also mentioned as part of subgenera, as historic note in Introduction
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p. 6
Holloway G., Joseph T.S., Kadej M. (2024). A review of the Attagenus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) species from South Africa and an image-based key to identification. African Entomology 32(e16250): 1-7.
as Attagenus — Regional review of Attagenus; some species are poorly described, therefore not included properly in the comparison. Telopes is not explicitly mentioned, but Telopes thunbergi (Mroczkowski, 1968) was treated in original combination under Attagenus; Attagenus (Telopes) capetowni (Háva, 2022) unfortunately was not included
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Type Taxon

  • Telopes dispar Redtenbacher, 1843:984

Species Overview

Species 25

Taxon details

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