Thyreocephalus scutellaris

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 scutellaris

Name

Thyreocephalus scutellaris (Sharp, 1885: 502)

• Type locality: Mexico, Pinos Altos in Chihuahua [lectotype designation by Smetana, 1977].

Synonymy

• Saurohypnus scutellaris Sharp, 1885: 502
  • Thyreocephalus scutellaris — Smetana, 1977: 348

References

Primary references

• Sharp, D. 1885. Fam. Staphylinidae (in part) [pp. 393–536, pls. 10–13]. In: Biologia Centrali-Americana. Insecta, Coleoptera. Vol. 1(2). Taylor and Francis, London, xv + 824 pp., 19 pls. BHL Reference page.  [original description: p. 502]

Additional references

• Márquez, J. & Asiain, J. 2016. Taxonomy of the Mexican species of Thyreocephalus Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Xantholinini). Zootaxa 4169(2): 251–285. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4169.2.2. Reference page.  [material, description, diagnosis, distribution: p. 262, figs. 2c, d, 5d, 6e, 9d, 11d, 13a]