Cephaloplectus

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: Ptiliidae
Subfamilia: Cephaloplectinae
Genus: Cephaloplectus
Species (7): C. flavus – C. godmani – C. insignis – C. longiseta – C. mus – C. quadriglumis – C. trilobitoides
Species names in synonymy (1): C. pusillus
Check (1): C. argentinus

Name

• Cephaloplectus Sharp, 1883
  • Authority for placement: objective (type genus)
  • Original status: valid genus
  • Type species: Cephaloplectus godmani Sharp, 1883
    • Fixation: Monotypy
  • ZooBank: [1]

References

Primary references

• Sharp, D. 1882–1887. Insecta. Coleoptera. 1(2) In: Godman, F.D. & Salvin, O. (eds.) (1879–1915), Biologia Centrali-Americana: zoology, botany and archaeology. [London: Published for the editors by R.H. Porter] DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.730 Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 295]

Additional references

• Seevers, C.H.; Dybas, H.S. 1943: A synopsis of the Limulodidae (Coleoptera): a new family proposed for myrmecophiles of the subfamilies Limulodinae (Ptiliidae) and Cephaloplectinae (Staphylinidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 36(3): 546-586. abstract full article at CHLA Reference page.  [see p. 579]