Machilontus phami

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Archaeognatha
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 Subclassis: Monocondylia Ordo: Archaeognatha

Familia: Meinertellidae
Genus: Machilontus
Species: Machilontus phami

Name

Machilontus phami Song, Mendes & Huang, 2012: 315, Figs. 2A–K, 3A–F, 4A–G, and 5A–J

Holotype: IZCAS, ♂. Coll. D. S. Pham, G. Zheng & S. Q. Li, 21 Jul.2008.

Type locality: Ninh Binh, Cuc Phuong National Park (20°20'56.6"N, 105°36'02.4"E), natural forest, 408 m, canopy fogging.

Etymology: The species is named after Dr. Dinh-Sac Pham, one of three collectors and an excellent arachnologist from Vietnam.

References

• Zhi-Shun Song, Luis F. Mendes and Fu-Sheng Huang. 2012: Review of Microcoryphia fauna from Vietnam, with new subgenus, new species of Machilontus Silvestri (Machiloidea: Meinertellidae), and new data for sexual dimorphism in the order. Raffles bulletin of zoology, 60(2): 313–327. PDF.