Bellatheta albimontis

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: Bellatheta
Species: Bellatheta albimontis

Name

Bellatheta albimontis Assing, 2015: 103

• Type locality: GREECE: Crete [7a], 1590 m, SW Chania, SE Omalos 35°19′19″N, 23°55′46″E.
• Holotype: Volker Assing private collection ♂, 26.XII.2013, V. ASSING & T. FORCKE.
• Etymology: The specific epithet is composed of the Latin adjective albus (white) and the genitive of the Latin noun mons (mountain). It alludes to the Lefka Ori (White Mountains), where the species is probably endemic.

Native distribution areas

Greece (Crete).

References

Primary references

• Assing, V. 2015. On the Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) of Crete II. Seven new species, a new synonymy, and additional records. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde (A) 8: 95–112. Full article (PDF) Reference page.  [original description: p. 103, figs. 11–19]