Megarthrus abessinus

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: Proteininae
Tribus: Proteinini
Genus: Megarthrus
Species: Megarthrus abessinus

Name

Megarthrus abessinus Bernhauer, 1931: 566

• Type locality: ETHIOPIA: Djem-Djem Forest (= Shewa prov., Jem Jem?), c. 2700 m.
• Lectotype: BMNH, ♀, 24.ix.1926 (H. Scott). [designated by Cuccodoro & Löbl, 1995: 664]

Synonymy

• Megarthrus abessinicus — Bernhauer, 1942: 349 [incorrect spelling]

References

Primary references

• Bernhauer, M., 1931: Part II. Systematic. pp. 565–605. In M. Bernhauer and H. Scott, Entomological expedition to Abyssinia, 1926–7: Coleoptera, Staphylinidae. The Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 37: 559–605. [original description: p. 566]

Additional references

• Cuccodoro, G. & Löbl, I. 1995. Revision of the Afrotropical rove-beetles of the genus Megarthrus (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Proteininae). Revue suisse de zoologie 102(3): 655–761. BHL Reference page.  [lectotype, material, description, distribution: p. 664, figs. 2a, g, 1, 3a-i, 4a-g]