Paederus bucculentus

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: Paederinae
Tribus: Paederini
Subtribus: Paederina
Genus: Paederus
Subgenus: Megalopaederus
Species: Paederus bucculentus

Name

Paederus (Megalopaederus) bucculentus Assing, 2015: 92

• Type locality: JAPAN: Honshu, Nagano pr., trib. to Nakatsuna Lake, ca. 36°36′31″N, 137°49′53″E.
• Holotype: Volker Assing private collection, ♂, 14.VI.2012, P. ZWICK.

• Etymology: The specific epithet (Latin, adjective: chubby-faced) alludes to the strongly convex postero-lateral portion of the head, one of the characters distinguishing this species from the similar P. lewisi.

References

Primary references

• Assing, V. 2015. A revision of the Megalopaederus species of Taiwan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde (A) 8: 53–94. Full article (PDF) Reference page.  [original description: p. 92, Figs. 229–235]