Picrotus thoracicus

Taxonavigation

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Picrotus thoracicus (length about 1.6 mm)
Taxonavigation: Cucujoidea 

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: Cucujiformia
Superfamilia: Cucujoidea

Familia: Cryptophagidae
Subfamilia: Cryptophaginae
Tribus: Picrotini
Genus: Picrotus
Species: Picrotus thoracicus
Synonyms (2): P. pensus – P. sanguineus

Name

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  • Picrotus thoracicus Sharp, 1886
    • Primary type: lectotype
      • Fixation: designated by Leschen & Gimmel, 2012: 26 ('In order to stabilize the species names, lectotypes were designated from the material of P. thoracicus and P. sanguineus')
      • Description: [adult]
      • Repository: BMNH
    • Type locality: 'Bealey'

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