Derbyana

Dermestes matthewsi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Infraorder:	Bostrichiformia
Family:	Dermestidae
Genus:	Dermestes
Subgenus:	Derbyana
Species:	D. matthewsi
Binomial name
Dermestes (Derbyana) matthewsi Lawrence & Slipinski, 2005

The species Dermestes (Derbyana) matthewsi, also called Derbyana matthewsi or Dermestes matthewsi, is a species of beetle in the family Dermestidae. ^{[1] [2]}

It is currently the only species in the subgenus Derbyana. Formally, the species was the only species of the genus Derbyana and it was considered a very distinctive and presumably native genus to Australia. However, after a study to the molecular phylogeny of the Dermestidae family, it was revealed that the taxonomic placement of Derbyana matthewsi was nested in the Dermestes genus. Both Dermestes ater and Dermestes lardarius are species from the Dermestes s. str. subgenus. The species D. matthewsi is closer related to Dermestes ater than Dermestes lardarius is to Dermestes ater. After this revelation, the status of Derbyana was changed to subgenus rank. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

The species is found in northern Western Australia. This includes Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain and Victoria Bonaparte. ^[6]

References

1. Dermestidae Species List at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 14 May 2012.
2. Dermestes (Derbyana) matthewsi (Lawrence & Slipinski, 2005) by Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved on 8 January 2025.
3. Molecular Phylogeny of Dermestidae (Coleoptera) Reveals the Polyphyletic Nature of Trogoderma Latreille and the Taxonomic Placement of the Khapra Beetle Trogoderma granarium Everts by Yu-Lingzi Zhou, et al. Published in Insect Systematics and Diversity, Volume 6, Issue 6, in November 2022.
4. World Dermestidae. Subfamily: Dermestinae Latreille, 1804 by Jiří Háva. Published in April 2023.
5. Dermestidae (Coleoptera) of the world by Andreas Herrmann. Retrieved on 8 January 2025.
6. Subgenus Dermestes (Derbyana) Lawrence and Ślipiński, 2005 by the Australian Government, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved on 8 January 2025.