Paederus furcispinosus

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 furcispinosus

Name

Paederus (Megalopaederus) furcispinosus Assing, 2015: 74

• Type locality: TAIWAN: Shanlinhsi, 10.V.1990, Fauchage dans forêt primaire.
• Holotype: Aleš Smetana private collection, ♂, L. LESAGE LL90-41.
• Etymology: The specific epithet is an adjective composed of the Latin noun furca (fork) and the Latin adjective spinosus (spiny). It alludes to the bifurcate right basal spine in the internal sac of the aedeagus.

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. 74, Figs. 7, 26, 45, 63, 93–95, 171–174, 227]