Atheta terrestris

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: Philhygra
Species: Atheta terrestris

Name

Atheta (Philhygra) terrestris Klimaszewski & Godin in Klimaszewski, Godin & Bourdon, 2012: figs. 10, ​27, 56, 57

• 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, 26.V.2007, 649 m, litter sifting, mixed forest (aspen and white spruce), B. Godin.
• Etymology: This species name is an adjective that derives from the Latin word terra (ground, earth, soil).

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]