Megarthrus longicornis

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 longicornis

Name

Megarthrus longicornis Wollaston, 1854: 615

• Type locality: The Madeira Is.
• Holotype: BMNH, ♂, T. V. Wollaston, BM. 1855-7.

References

Primary references

• Wollaston T.V. 1854. Insecta Maderensia; being an account of the insects of the islands of the Madeiran group. London: J. van Voorst, xlii + 634 pp, 13 pls. [original description: p. 615]

Additional references

• Cuccodoro, G. & Löbl, I. 1997. Revision of the Palaearctic rove beetles of the genus Megarthrus Curtis (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Proteininae). Journal of Natural History 31(9): 1347–1415. DOI: 10.1080/00222939700770761 PDF Reference page.  [material, description, distribution: p. 1376, figs. le, 16a-i, 17a-k)]