Ptinella octopunctata

Ptinella octopunctata, length about 0.9 mm

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: Ptiliidae
Subfamilia: Ptiliinae
Tribus: Ptinellini
Genus: Ptinella
Species: Ptinella octopunctata

Name

• Ptinella octopunctata Johnson, 1975
  • Authority for placement: original
  • Gender: changeable (-us, -um, -a)
  • Original genus: Ptinella Motschulsky, 1844
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: [adult] male
    • Repository: NZAC, as 'Ent. Divn, DSIR, Auckland'
  • Type locality: 'Auckland Is - Fleming Plateau, Carnley Harbour' [NEW ZEALAND AU]
  • NOTE: the original description is of males only, females remain undescribed
  • ZooBank: EFC3CA65-E4F8-4235-AE72-2B4C084D8C36

References

Primary references

• Johnson, C. 1975. Arthropoda of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. 8. Coleoptera: Ptiliidae. New Zealand journal of zoology 2(1): 9–14. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1975.9517858 Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 10, and figs. 1, 2]

Additional references

• Johnson, C. 1982. An introduction to the Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) of New Zealand. New Zealand journal of zoology 9(3): 333–376. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1982.10423865 Google books. Reference page.  [see p. 363, and fig. 62

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