Contacyphon reductus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Scirtoidea 

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: Scirtiformia
Superfamilia: Scirtoidea

Familia: Scirtidae
Subfamilia: Scirtinae
Genus: Contacyphon
Species: Contacyphon reductus

Name

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Contacyphon reductus (Zwick, 2013: 178)

  • Type locality: AUSTRALIA: NSW: 3 km NE Harrington; littoral rainfor.
  • Holotype: AM, ♂, G. Williams 21 Feb. 1992.
  • Etymology: The specific name ‘reduced’ refers both to the small body size and the simplified structure of the male genitalia representing an extreme stage of reduction within Cyphon.

Synonymy

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  • Cyphon reductus Zwick, 2013: 178
    • Contacyphon reductus Zwick et al., 2013: 345

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