Thylodrias contractus

TaxID: 1915159

Basic Information

Thylodrias contractus

Odd Beetle

Thylodrias is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae containing the single species Thylodrias contractus, known commonly as the odd beetle and tissue paper beetle. It is native to Asia and is a widespread introduced species in North America. It can be a pest at times.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Dermestidae

Thylodrias

contractus

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Photos (5 photos)

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(c) Ilya Zabaluev@BY-NC
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(c) Kerry Matz@BY-NC-SA
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(c) Gordon Johnston@BY-SA
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(c) carnifex@BY
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(c) carnifex@BY

Morphological Features

Adult male: body elongate, winged, unlike typical dermestids. Head with a single ocellus on vertex. Antennae of peculiar conformation. Adult female: wingless, larviform. Body length and width not specified. Overall coloration not described. No further details on eyes, mouthparts, pronotum, elytra, legs, abdomen, sculpture, punctation, pubescence, or color markings are available from the supplied evidence.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Adult Source Type: Scholarly article
Citation:

Michaël Dierkens, Irénée de Dinechin. 2020. Première citation en région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes de Thylodrias contractus Mostschulsky, 1839 (Coleoptera, Dermestidae). Bulletin de la société linnéenne de Lyon

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —

Distribution (15 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

15
Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Austria Present —
Brazil Present —
Canada Present —
China Present —
Spain Present —
Finland Present —
France Present —
Georgia Present —
Italy Present —
Japan Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (18 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
GBMNE48844-22 BOLD:ACM0511 COI-5P 600 China - -
GBMNE48843-22 BOLD:ACM0511 COI-5P 600 China - -
GBCL34140-19 - COI-3P 766 - - -
GBAAZ38790-24 BOLD:ACM0511 COI-5P 1545 Australia - -
GBAAZ38789-24 BOLD:ACM0511 COI-5P 1545 Australia - -
GBAAX13486-24 BOLD:ACM0511 COI-5P 595 Japan 2024-04-12 -
GBAAG4615-25 BOLD:ACM0511 COI-5P 623 Japan 2024-06-20 34.98, 135.74
GBAAG4614-25 BOLD:ACM0511 COI-5P 624 Japan 2024-05-28 34.98, 135.74
CNCCJ3840-14 BOLD:ACM0511 COI-5P 658 Canada 1985-04-01 49.2501, -84.4998
CICRP072-15 BOLD:ACM0511 COI-5P 655 France - 43.838, 4.3629999999999995
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Literature