Gyrophaena osferox

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 osferox

Name

Gyrophaena osferox Pace, 2014: 731, figs. 3, 73-76

• Type locality: BORNEO: Sabah, Sepilok, Forest Reserve, leaf litter.

• Holotype: Collection Guillaume de Rougemont, London, ♂, 13.II.2007, G. de Rougemont leg.

• Etymology: The profile of the aedeagus, in lateral view, is shaped like the head of dragon with a fierce mouth. The name of the new species means "fierce mouth" from the Latin os = mouth and ferox = fierce.

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. 731, figs. 3, 73-76]