Megarthrus atratus

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 atratus

Name

Megarthrus atratus Mäklin, 1852: 325

• Type locality: "Sitka".
• Lectotype: ZMUH, ♀, #2142. [lectotype designated by Cuccodoro & Löbl, 1996: 160]

References

Primary references

• Mäklin, F.W. 1852. [New species and notes]. In C. v. Mannerheim, Zweiter Nachtrag zur Kaefer-Fauna der NordAmerikanischen Laender des Russischen Reiches. Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 25(2): 283–387. [original description: p. 325]

Additional references

• Cuccodoro, G. & Löbl, I. 1996. Revision of the rove-beetles of the genus Megarthrus of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Proteininae). Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft 86: 145–188. BHL Reference page.  [lectotype, material, description, distribution: p. 160, figs. 1a & g, 10a-i, 11a-i, map 4]