Atheta alesi

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: Atheta
Subgenus: Microdota
Species: Atheta alesi

Atheta (Microdota) alesi Klimaszewski & Brunke in Brunke et al., 2012: figs. 61, 135–141, map 61

Holotype: LFC, ♂.
Type locality: Canada, Ontario, Ottawa Div., Ottawa, Central Experimental Farm, Marmota burrow; 20.iv.2009, A. Smetana leg.
Etymology: This species is named in honor of Dr. Aleš Smetana, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in recognition of his excellent collections from groundhog (Marmota monax (L.)) burrows, which have revealed many interesting species that may be restricted to this microhabitat.

Brunke, A.J., Klimaszewski, J., Dorval, J-A., Bourdon, C., Paiero, S.M. & Marshall, S.A. 2012. New species and distributional records of Aleocharinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Ontario, Canada, with a checklist of recorded species. ZooKeys 186: 119–206. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.186.2947 .Reference page.