Methemus africanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bostrichoidea

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: Bostrichiformia Superfamilia: Bostrichoidea

Familia: Ptinidae
Subfamilia: Dorcatominae
Tribus: Prothecini
Genus: Methemus
Species: Methemus africanus

Name

• Methemus africanus Español, 1973
  • Authority for current placement: original
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Original genus: Methemus Broun, 1882
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated and presumably unique
    • Description: [adult] male
    • Repository: 'Museo de Zoologia de Barcelona'
  • Type locality: 'Guinea Ecuatorial: Mitemu'

References

Primary references

• Español, F. 1973: Notas sobre anóbidos. LX. Contribución al conocimiento de la subfamilia Dorcatominae. Miscelánea Zoológica, 3(3): 51–67. PDF [54, figs. 13-17, original description (male)]

Links

• ION [as Methemus afrlcanus]