Paederus excisissimus

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 excisissimus

Name

Paederus (Megalopaederus) excisissimus Assing, 2015: 75

• Type locality: TAIWAN: Pingtung Hsien, Pietawushan [sic] trail at 2000 m.
• Holotype: Volker Assing private collection, ♂, 23.V.1991, A. Smetana.
• Etymology: The specific epithet is the superlative of the Latin adjective excisus (excised) and alludes to the conspicuously deep posterior excision of the male sternite VIII.

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. 75, Figs. 8, 27, 46, 64, 96–98, 175–178, 226]

Additional references

• Assing, V. 2017. Two new species and additional records of micropterous Paederus from China and Taiwan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae). Linzer biologische Beiträge 49(1): 253–263. PDF Reference page.  [material, comment: p. 259]