Mesoceration castaneum

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: Hydraenidae
Subfamilia: Prosthetopinae
Tribus: Parasthetopini
Genus: Mesoceration
Species: Mesoceration castaneum

Name

Mesoceration castaneum Bilton, 2017: 201

Type locality: South Africa, Northern Cape, Bokkeveld Plateau, Oorlogskloof Reserve, temporary stream nr. Groot Tuin, 720 m, 31 26 47.32S, 19 04 12.00E.

Holotype: AMG. male ♂. 08.X.2015. legit D.T. Bilton.

References

Primary references

• Bilton, D.T. 2017a. Water beetles from the Bokkeveld Plateau: a semi-arid hotspot of freshwater biodiversity in the Northern Cape of South Africa. Zootaxa 4268(2): 191–214. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4268.2.2. Reference page.