Thyreocephalus giganteus

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: Staphylininae
Tribus: Xantholinini
Genus: Thyreocephalus
Species: Thyreocephalus giganteus

Name

Thyreocephalus giganteus Janák, 2010: 132

• Type locality: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: National Park Garamba.
• Holotype: MRAC, ♂, 10-IV-1951, Réc. H. De Saeger, 1557.

Synonymy

• Thyreocephalus giganteus Janák, 2010: 132 [original combination]; Janak & Bordoni, 2015: 44; Bordoni, 2016: 549

References

Primary references

• Janák, J. 2010. On the genus Thyreocephalus from Africa south of Sahara with description of four new species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Xantholinini). Studies and Reports (Taxonomical Series) 6(1–2): 129–147. PDF Reference page.  [original description: p. 132, figs. 1, 6, 11-14]

Additional references

• Bordoni, A. 2018. Revision of the Afrotropical Xantholinini (Coleoptera Staphylinidae). Biodiversity journal 2016, 7(4): 389–894. PDF. Reference page.  [material, description, distribution: p. 549, figs. 1692, 1693]
• Janák, J. & Bordoni, A. 2015. Revision of the genus Thyreocephalus and description of Afrus gen. nov. of Africa south of the Sahara (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae). Zootaxa 4038(1): 1–94. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4038.1.1. Preview (PDF) ISBN 978-1-77557-825-3 (paperback); ISBN 978-1-77557-826-0 (Online edition) Reference page.  [material, redescription, distribution: p. 44, figs. 104, 105, 108–113]