Giraffaenictus eguchii

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: Aleocharinae
Tribus: Aenictoteratini
Genus: Giraffaenictus
Species: Giraffaenictus eguchii

Name

Giraffaenictus eguchii Maruyama, 2008: 53

• Type locality: VIETNAM: W. Yen Tu (637 feet, 21°10′52.2″ 106°43′41.3″), Bac Giang Province.
• Holotype: KUM, ♂, 26 III 2003, K. Eguchi.

References

Primary references

• Maruyama, M. 2008. Giraffaenictus eguchii (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae), a new genus and species of fully myrmecoid myrmecophile from a colony of Aenictus binghami (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Aenictinae) in Vietnam. Esakia 48: 51–56. PDF Reference page.  [original description: p. 53]