Parochodaeus stupendus

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 stupendus

Name

• Parochodaeus stupendus Paulsen & Ocampo, 2012: figs 7, 16; map 3

Holotype: CMNC, ♂. Original labels: a) “ARGENTINA / SALTA / D° San Martín / Hito 1 / Coll. Martínez / Dic 971”; b) red label “Parochodaeus / stupendus /Paulsen & Ocampo / HOLOTYPE”.

Type locality: Argentina: Salta: San Martín, Hito 1.

Etymology: The specific epithet ‘stupendus’ is Latin meaning “causing astonishment or wonder”. With several autapomorphies not seen in other species of the genus, Parochodaeus stupendus is arguably the most wondrous ochodaeid in the New World. The name 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.