Edaphus variipunctus

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 variipunctus

Name

Edaphus variipunctus Puthz, 2014: 802, figs. 7, 52, 60

• Type locality: PERU: Dept. Loreto, Campamento San Jacinto, 2°18’75’’N, 75°51’77’’W, 175-215m.

• Holotype: KSEM, ♂, 3.VII.1993, R. Leschen # 13.

• Etymology: Since the elytra have punctures of different size I name this new species "variipunctus" (Lat. = with different punctures).

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. 802, figs. 7, 52, 60]