Megarthrus primus

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 primus

Name

• Megarthrus primus Cuccodoro, 1995: 259

• Type locality: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Morobe distr., Biaru Road, Mt Kolorong, 2200 m.
• Holotype: MHNG, ♂, 8.VI.1992, leg. G. Cuccodoro.

References

Primary references

• Cuccodoro, G. 1995. Two new species of Megarthrus (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Proteininae) and a note on 'water loading' behaviour. Journal of zoology 236(2): 253–264. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb04492.x [original description: p. 259]

Additional references

• Cuccodoro, G. 1998. Revision and phylogeny of Megarthrus Curtis 1829 from New Guinea, New Caledonia and Fiji (Coleoptera Staphylinidae Proteininae). Tropical zoology 11(1): 103–137. DOI: 10.1080/03946975.1998.10539356 Reference page.  [material, distribution, comments: p. 112, figs. 14, 93]