Parochodaeus perplexus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea

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: Scarabaeoidea

Familia: Ochodaeidae
Genus: Parochodaeus
Species: Parochodaeus perplexus

Name

• Parochodaeus perplexus Paulsen & Ocampo, 2012: fig 12; map 2

Holotype: MLP, ♂. Original labels: a) “Sgo del ESTERO / RIO SALADO / Wagner Col.” b) “Parochodaeus / perplexus /Paulsen & Ocampo / HOLOTYPE” on red paper.

Type locality: Argentina: Santiago del Estero: Río Salado.

Etymology: "The specific epithet ‘perplexus’ is Latin meaning “muddled, interwoven”, because this species displays a mix of characters present in other species. The name also aptly represents how perplexed we were to find yet another new species from central Argentina. It is used a masculine adjective in the nominative singular."

References

• Paulsen, M.J. & Ocampo, F.C. 2012: The Ochodaeidae of Argentina (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea). ZooKeys 174: 7–30. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.174.2668 . Reference page.