Dinaraea backusensis

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: Dinaraea
Species: Dinaraea backusensis

Name

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

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

References

Primary references

• Brunke, A.J., Klimaszewski, J., Dorval, J-A., Bourdon, C., Paiero, S.M. & Marshall, S.A. 2012. New species and distributional records of Aleocharinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Ontario, Canada, with a checklist of recorded species. ZooKeys 186: 119–206. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.186.2947 .Reference page.  [original description: p. 175]