Hydraena essentia

Taxonavigation

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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: Hydraenidae
Subfamilia: Hydraeninae
Tribus: Hydraenini
Genus: Hydraena
Subgenus: Hydraena (Hydraenopsis)
Species: Hydraena essentia

Name

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Hydraena (Hydraenopsis) essentia Perkins, 2011: 24

Type locality: Papua New Guinea, Eastern Highlands Province: Sepik River Basin, stream beside milestone labelled G-99, unshaded stream with angular boulders, some coated with java moss, 1540 m, 6° 18' S, 145° 55' E.

Holotype: NMW. male ♂. 01.VII-30.VIII.1988. legit D. Dudgeon.

References

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  • Perkins, P.D. 2011. New species (130) of the hyperdiverse aquatic beetle genus Hydraena Kugelann from Papua New Guinea, and a preliminary analysis of areas of endemism (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae). Zootaxa 2944: 1–417. Preview Reference page