Gyrophaena gigaedeagica

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: Homalotini
Subtribus: Gyrophaenina
Genus: Gyrophaena
Species: Gyrophaena gigaedeagica

Name

Gyrophaena gigaedeagica Pace, 2014: 730, figs. 2, 69-72

• Type locality: BORNEO: Sabah, Danum Valley, Borneo Rainforest Lodge, Flight interception trap.

• Holotype: Collection Guillaume de Rougemont, London, ♂, 14-16.II.2007, G. de Rougemont leg.

• Etymology: The enormous size of the aedeagus, which occupies more than half the length of the abdomen, suggested the name of the new species; it means "holder of gigantic aedeagus".

References

• Pace, R. 2014. Aleocharinae from Sabah (Borneo) collected by Guillaume de Rougemont (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) Linzer biologische Beiträge 46(1): 727–794. PDF Reference page.  [original description: p. 730, figs. 2, 69-72]