Megarthrus pictus

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 pictus

Name

Megarthrus pictus Motschulsky, 1845: 39

• Type locality: "Sitka".
• Lectotype: MZUM, ♂. [lectotype designated by Cuccodoro & Löbl, 1996: 177]

References

Primary references

• Motschulsky, V. de 1845. Remarques sur la collection de coléoptères russes. Bulletin de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou 18(1–4): 3–127, plates I–III. BHL [Corrections: 549. BHL] Reference page.  [original description: p. 39 ]

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. 177, figs. 1d & k, 22a-i, 23a-i, map 2]