Edaphus variipennis

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 variipennis

Name

Edaphus variipennis Puthz, 2014: 804, figs. 20-22, 47

• Type locality: VENEZUELA: Aragua, Rancho Grande Biological Station, "La Cumbre", 1450m, 10°21’N, 67°41’W, berlese leaf litter.

• Holotype: KSEM, ♂, 28.II.1995, R. Brooks #020.

• Etymology: Because of two different shapes of elytra I name this species "variipennis" (Lat. = with different shapes of elytra).

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. 804, figs. 20-22, 47]