Pterosthetops chrysomallus

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 Subphylum: Crustacea Superclassis: Allotriocarida Classis: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Cladus: Metapterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Endopterygota Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Staphyliniformia Superfamilia: Staphylinoidea

Familia: Hydraenidae
Subfamilia: Prosthetopinae
Tribus: Pterosthetopini
Genus: Pterosthetops
Species: Pterosthetops chrysomallus

Name

Pterosthetops chrysomallus Bilton, 2017: 192

Type locality: South Africa, Northern Cape, Bokkeveld Plateau, Oorlogskloof Canyon, wet rock faces below Driefontein Waterfall, 640m, 31 30 41.85S 19 06 58.98E.

Holotype: AMG. male ♂. 07.X.2015. legit D.T. Bilton.

References

Primary references

• Bilton, D.T. 2017a. Water beetles from the Bokkeveld Plateau: a semi-arid hotspot of freshwater biodiversity in the Northern Cape of South Africa. Zootaxa 4268(2): 191–214. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4268.2.2. Reference page.