Edaphus atahualpa

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: Euaesthetinae
Tribus: Euaesthetini
Genus: Edaphus
Species: Edaphus atahualpa

Name

Edaphus atahualpa Puthz, 2014: 806, figs. 37, 56

• Type locality: PERU: Dept. Madre de Dios, Pantiacolla Lodge, Alto Madre de Dios River, 12°39.3’S, 71°13.9’W, 420m.

• Holotype: KSEM, ♂, 14.-19.XI.2007, D. Brzoska.

• Etymology: The name of this new species refers to the latest Inka-king, who was defeated in 1532, when Pizzarro conquered Peru.

References

• Puthz, V. 2014. Review of the New World Edaphus Motschulsky (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) 120^th Contribution to the Knowledge of Euaesthetinae. Linzer biologische Beiträge 46(1): 799–827. Full article (PDF) Reference page.  [original description: p. 806, figs. 37, 56]