Pselaphaulax caeruleus

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: Pselaphinae
Supertribus: Pselaphitae
Tribus: Pselaphini
Genus: Pselaphaulax
Species: Pselaphaulax caeruleus

Name

Pselaphaulax caeruleus Owens, Leschen & Carlton, 2019: 4

• Type locality: CHATHAM IS NZ Chatham I Awatotara 180m.
• Holotype: NZAC, ♂, 12 February 1967 G.W. Ramsay litter 67/139.
• ZooBank: 1F3D2EB4-1485-4E31-A857-33BB2BD4830B

Native distribution areas

New Zealand (Chatham Is.).

References

Primary references

• Owens, B.E., Leschen, R.A.B. & Carlton, C.E. 2019. The Pselaphini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) of the Subantarctic and Chatham Islands of New Zealand; Description of Five Species and One Genus. Insect Systematics and Diversity 3(5)2: 1–14. DOI: 10.1093/isd/ixz011 Reference page.  [original description: p. 4, figs. 2a–d]