Edaphus mediocris

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 mediocris

Name

Edaphus mediocris Puthz, 2014: 810, figs. 27, 57

• Type locality: VENEZUELA: Mérida, Mérida 34 km NW, 2350m, 8°37’0’’N, 71°20’12’’W, montane forest litter.

• Holotype: KSEM, ♂, 22.V.1998, R. Anderson.

• Etymology: Since this new species is little remarkable I name it "mediocris" (Lat. = mediocre).

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. 810, figs. 27, 57]