Megalopinus cruciger

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: Megalopsidiinae
Genus: Megalopinus
Species: Megalopinus cruciger

Name

Megalopinus cruciger (Sharp, 1886: 668, tab XVII, fig. 18)

• Type locality: Volcan de Chiriqui, PANAMA, 2–3000 feet; [Lectotype designation by Puthz, 1976]. Originally cited from MEXICO, Cordova; GUATEMALA, Zapote, Capetillo, Las Mercedes, Cerro Zunil, San Geronimo; PANAMA, Volcan de Chiriqui 2000 to 4000 feet, Bugaba.

Synonymy

• Megalops cruciger Sharp, 1886: 668
• Megalopsidia cruciger — Benick, 1952: 59
• Megalopinus cruciger — Puthz, 1976: 159

References

Primary references

• Sharp, D. 1886. Staphylinidae. pp. 537–672, pls. 14–17. In: Biologia Centrali-Americana. Insecta. Coleoptera. 1(2) (1882–1887). Taylor & Francis, London. xv + 824 pp., 19 pls. BHL Reference page.  [original description: p. 668, tab. XVII, fig. 18]

Additional references

• Puthz, V. 2012. Über die neuweltlichen Megalopinus-Arten (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) (24. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Megalopsidiinen). Linzer biologische Beiträge, 44(1): 613–834. Full article (PDF) Reference page.  [material, comments: p. 790, fig. 349]