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Khapra beetle
Trogoderma granarium Everts, 1899 (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae)

Status
Exotic (absent from Australia) High Impact Pest Species

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Caption: AQIS Melbourne quarantine intercept

Source: Simon Hinkley & Ken Walker Museum Victoria

Adult males are 1.4-2.3 mm long, 0.75-1.1 mm wide; adult females are 2.1 - 3.4 mm long, 1.7 - 1.9 mm wide, ovate and densely hairy beetles. Antennal cavities open.

The head and pronotum are dark reddish-brown, elytra reddish-brown, usually with indistinct lighter reddish-brown fasciae; centre of thorax and abdomen reddish-brown; legs yellowish-brown.

The setae on the dorsal surface are of two types: evenly distributed, coarse, semi-erect, yellowish-brown ones; and, few scattered, dark reddish brown setae, colour of setae follows the colour of cuticles. The pronotum medially and laterally has indistinct patches of yellowish-white, ensiform setae, and elytra with two or three indistinct band of yellowish-white, ensiform (flattened) setae. The median ocellus on the front is always distinct. Antennae are yellowish-brown, 9, 10 or 11 segmented, with 3-5 segmented club.

(Plant Health Australia 2005)

Diagnostic Protocol written by Andras Szito

PaDIL Links:
trogoderma dermestid beetle (Trogoderma angustum)
glabrous cabinet beetle (Trogoderma glabrum)
tiny cabinet beetle (Trogoderma grassmani)
Larger cabinet beetle (Trogoderma inclusum)
trogoderma dermestid beetle (Trogoderma megatomoides)
trogoderma dermestid beetle (Trogoderma simplex)
trogoderma dermestid beetle (Trogoderma sternale)
Warehouse beetle (Trogoderma variabile)
trogoderma dermestid beetle (Trogoderma varium)
trogoderma dermestid beetle (Trogoderma versicolor )

Specimen contact point: Department of Agriculture Western Australia; AQIS - Victoria

Citation: Walker, K. (2009) Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) Pest and Diseases Image Library. Updated on 2/9/2009 1:51:25 PM. Available online: http://www.padil.gov.au

Created Date: 6/1/2005 12:34:38 PM

Last Updated: 2/9/2009 1:51:25 PM

Diagnostic Images
Antennal cavity	Elytra	Head Front	Pronotum
Overview Images
Dorsal	Lateral
Other Images
Dorsal View	Elytra	Head - Dorsal View	Head - Front View
Head - Side View	Lateral View	Ventral View