Coimedon

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: Paederinae
Tribus: Lathrobiini
Subtribus: Medonina
Genus: Granimedon
Species: C. dissimilis

Name

Coimedon Assing, 2015: 201

• Type species: Lithocharis dissimilis Sharp, 1874, fixed by original designation.
• Etymology: The name is composed of the first three letters of the Latin verb coire (to join, to unite) (alluding to the contiguous gular sutures) and the generic name Medon. The gender is masculine.

References

Primary references

• Assing, V. 2015. Two new genera of Medonina from China and Japan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae). Linzer biologische Beiträge 47(1): 191–206. Full article (PDF). Reference page.  [original description: p. 201]