Meridaphes venezolanus

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: Scydmaeninae
Supertribus: Scydmaenitae
Tribus: Glandulariini
Genus: Meridaphes
Species: Meridaphes venezolanus

Name

Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz, 1988)

Type locality: Venezuela, Bosque de la Carbonera, 2000 m, Img. Merida.

Holotype: NHMW. male ♂. legit Franz. SA 273.

Synonymy

• Scydmoraphes venezolanus Franz, 1988: 63 (original combination)
• Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz): Jałoszyński, 2015: 261

References

Additional references

• Jałoszyński, P. 2015. Revision of Neotropical species of ant-like stone beetles misplaced in Stenichnus and Scydmoraphes (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4027(2): 253–269. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4027.2.5. Preview (PDF). Reference page. 
• Jałoszyński, P. 2019. Taxonomy of the 'Afroeudesis group' of glandulariine ant-like stone beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4612(2): 205–220. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4612.2.4 Reference page.