Edaphus molestus

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 molestus

Name

Edaphus molestus Puthz, 2014: 806, figs. 35, 58

• Type locality: ECUADOR: Esmeraldas, Bilsa Biological Station, 500m, 0°20’24’’N, 79°42’36’’W.

• Holotype: KSEM, ♂, 7.-9.VII.1998, P. Hibbs.

• Etymology: Since it is difficult to distinguish this new species from other resembling species I name it "molestus" (Lat. = troublesome).

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. 35, 58]