Acrotona horwoodae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Staphylinoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Staphyliniformia Superfamilia: Staphylinoidea

Familia: Staphylinidae
Subfamilia: Aleocharinae
Tribus: Athetini
Subtribus: Athetina
Genus: Acrotona
Species: Acrotona horwoodae

Name

• Acrotona horwoodae Klimaszewski & Godin in Klimaszewski, Godin & Bourdon, 2012: figs, 4 17, 18 34–37

Holotype: Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre, René Martineau Insectarium, Québec City, Quebec, Canada, ♂.

Type locality: Canada, Yukon, Whitehorse, Paddy’s Pond, 60.7067, -135.0917, 27.V.2008, 649 m, litter sifting, mixed aspen and white spruce forest, B. Godin.

Etymology: This species name is dedicated to Denise Horwood, wife of the second author, who assisted him in numerous aleocharine sample collections.

References

Primary references

• Klimaszewski, J., Godin, B. & Bourdon, C. 2012. Further contributions to the aleocharine fauna of the Yukon Territory, Canada (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). ZooKeys 186: 207–237. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.186.2674 Reference page.  [original description]