Megatoma

genus
Herbst, 1791 [p. 92]
Synonyms (4)
Megalotomum Gistel, 1856
synonym
Perimegatoma Horn, 1875
synonym
Asprogramme Gozis, 1886
synonym
Caucasotoma Mroczkowski, 1967
synonym subg. Megatoma (s. str.)
Citations & References (24)
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Herbst J.F.W. (1792). Dermestidae. In: Jablonksy C.G. (ed.), Natursystem aller bekanten in- und ausländischen Insekten, als Eine Fortsetzung der von Büffonschen Naturgeschichte. Der Käfer vierter Theil. Heft 1. Berlin: J. Pauli, pp. 1-197.
Original Description
p. 92
Latreille P.A. (1804). Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes. Ouvrage faisant suite aux oeuvres de Leclerc de Buffon, et partie du cours complet d'Histoire naturelle rédigé par C. S. Sonnini. Paris: F. Dufart (No. IX), pp. 1-416, pls. 74-80.
as mégatome d'Herbst —
"mégatome d'Herbst", cited as corresponding genus to Attagenus
—
p. 243
Curtis J. (1829). British Entomology; being illustrations and descriptions of the Genera of Insects found in Great Britain and Ireland; containing Coloured Figures from Nature of the rare and beautiful species, and in many instances of the plants upon which they are foun. XV. London: J. Curtis, pp. 674-721.
as Megatoma —
Bouchard et al. (2024): "Type species: Dermestes undatus Linnaeus, 1758, by subsequent designation (Curtis 1829: pl. 244)". pl. 244 mentions: "Type of the Genus Dermestes undatus Linn."
Type Designation
p. pl. 244
Gistel J. (1856). Die Mysterien der Europäischen Insectenwelt. Ein geheimer Schlüssel für Sammler aller Insectenordnungen und Stände, behufs des Fangs, des Aufenthalts-orts, der Wohnung, Tag- und Jahreszeit ... Kempten: Druck und Verlag von Tobias Dannheimer, xii + 530 + [2] pp.
= Megalotomum —
Unjustified emendation of Megatoma Herbst, 1791 (Gistel altered the spelling based on the Greek stem 'megalo-' and the neuter ending '-um'). Under ICZN Article 33.2.3 and 67.8, it is an available name that automatically shares the type species of Megatoma (Dermestes undatus), acting as a junior objective synonym.
Synonym Description
p. 361
Horn G.H. (1875). Synonymical Notes and Description of New Species of North American Coleoptera. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 5: 126-156.
= Perimegatoma
Synonym Description
p. 135
Gozis M.D. (1886). Recherche de léspèce typique de quelques anciens genres. Rectifications synonymiques et notes diverses. Montluçon: Herbin, 36 pp.
= Asprogramme
Synonym Description
p. 10
Reitter E. (1887). Bestimmungs-Tabellen der europäischen Coleopteren. III Heft. II. Auflage. Enthaltend die Familien: Scaphidiidae, Lathridiidae und Dermestidae. Mödling: Verlag von Edmund Reitter, 75 pp.
= Asprogramme (as Aprogramme [sic!], Approgramme [sic!])
p. 40, 55
GUILLEBEAU F. 1892: Catalogue des Coléoptéres du Départment de l´Ain. Suite. L´Échange, Revue Linnéenne 85: 25-28.
as Megatoma Samouelle [sic!]
p. 26
Casey T.L. (1900). Review of the American Corylophidae, Cryptophagidae, Tritomidae and Dermestidae with other studies. Journal New York Entomological Society 8: 51-172.
= Perimegatoma
p. 149
Hinton H.E. (1945). A Monograph of the Beetles Associated with Stored Products. London: Order of the Trustees of the British Museum (No. 1), viii+443 pp.
= Perimegatoma
p. 363
Hatch M.H. (1962). The beetles of the Pacific Northwest. Part III: Pselaphidae and Diversicornia I. Seattle: University of Washington (University of Washington Publications in Biology, 16), pp. 1-503.
= Perimegatoma
p. 285
Beal R.S. (1967). A Revisionary Study of the North American Dermestid Beetles Formerly Included in the Genus Perimegatoma (Coleoptera). Miscellaneous Publications of Entomologica Americana, College Park, Maryland 5: 281-312.
= Perimegatoma
p. 281
Mroczkowski M. (1967). The Palearctic Species of Megatoma Herbst (Coleoptera, Dermestidae). Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 37: 3-24.
= Caucasotoma (as Megatoma subgenus Caucasotoma)
Synonym Description
p. 5
Mroczkowski M. (1968). Distribution of the Dermestidae (Coleoptera) of the world with a catalogue of all known species. Annales Zoologici 26(3): 15-191.
= Perimegatoma (as Megatoma subgenus Perimegatoma)
p. 118
Noya D.R., Velez R.M. (1998). Nuevo Registro para Mexico de Trogoderma ornatum (Say) (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) Asociado Noc Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Acta Zoologica Mexicana 75: 195-197.
as Dermegatona [sic!] —
Note: in Háva World Catalogues 2003 [p. 117] - 2025 [p. 191] also re-cited as "Dermegatoma". Both variations of the name are effectively nomen nudum that occurred by authors' mistake
—
p. 196
Beal R.S. (2003). Annotated Checklist of Nearctic Dermestidae with Revised Key to the Genera. The Coleopterists Bulletin 57(4): 391-404.
= Perimegatoma
p. 398
Háva J. (2004). World keys to the genera and subgenera of Dermestidae (Coleoptera) with descriptions, nomenclature and distributional records. Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae, Series B, Natural History 60(3-4): 149-164.
= Perimegatoma
p. 153
Háva J. (2007). Dermestidae. In: Löbl I., Smetana A. (eds.), Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 4. Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Stenstrup: Apollo Books, pp. 57, 299-320.
= Megalotomum (as Megatoma)
Synonymy
p. 57
LÖBL I. & SMETANA A. (eds.) 2011: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 7. Curculionoidea I. Stenstrup: Apollo Books, 373 pp.
as Megatoma Herbst, 1791
p. 30
BOUSQUET Y., BOUCHARD P., DAVIES A. E. & SIKES D. S. 2013: Checklist of Beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Second Edition. Sofia-Moscow: Pensoft, 402 pp.
= Perimegatoma (as Megatoma subgenus Perimegatoma)
p. 203
Zahradník P., Háva J. (2014). Catalogue of the world genera and subgenera of the superfamilies Derodontoidea and Bostrichoidea (Coleoptera: Derodontiformia, Bostrichiformia). Zootaxa 3754(4).
= Perimegatoma (as Megatoma) —
"Perimegatoma Horn, 1875 is newly synonymized with Megatoma Herbst, 1791..." - further, the historic background of Perimegatoma is given in this article
Synonymy
p. 307
= Caucasotoma (as Megatoma) —
"Subgenus Caucasotoma Mroczkowski, 1967 is newly synonymized with Megatoma Herbst, 1791, based on study of the type material" [no further reasoning provided]
Synonymy
p. 307
Kadej M. (2017). Larva and pupa of Megatoma (s. str.) undata (Linnaeus, 1758) with remarks on biology and economic importance (Coleoptera, Dermestidae). ZooKeys 698: 59-74.
= Perimegatoma (as Megatoma (Perimegatoma)) —
[usage of old arrangement, not considering subgeneric revision of Háva in Zahradník & Háva, 2014]
p. 59
= Caucasotoma (as Megatoma (Caucasotoma)) —
[usage of old arrangement, not considering subgeneric revision of Háva in Zahradník & Háva, 2014]
p. 59

Type species

Dermestes undatus Linnaeus, 1758: 355
= Megatoma undata (Linnaeus, 1758) [p. 355]

Species Overview

Species 30

Taxon details

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