Dinaraea backusensis

Taxonavigation edit

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: Dinaraea
Species: Dinaraea backusensis

Name edit

Dinaraea backusensis Klimaszewski & Brunke in Brunke et al., 2012: 175

  • Type locality: Canada, Ontario, Haldimand-Norfolk Reg., 6 km W of Saint Williams, Backus Woods, Wetland trail, sugar maple-dominated mesic forest, 42°39'54"N, 80°29'34"W; 2.iv.2010, A. Brunke.
  • Holotype: DEBU, debu00331025, ♂.
  • Etymology: This species is named after Backus Woods, a 704-acre, old growth, Carolinian forest in Ontario, Canada where the holotype was collected.

Native distribution areas edit

Canada (NB,ON), USA (MA).

References edit

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