Leptusa atriceps

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Staphylinoidea
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Familia: Staphylinidae
Subfamilia: Aleocharinae
Tribus: Homalotini
Subtribus: Leptusina
Genus: Leptusa
Subgenus: Leptusa (Halmaeusa)
Species: Leptusa atriceps

Name

• Leptusa atriceps (Waterhouse, 1875)
  • Original combination: Phytosus atriceps [source: Waterhouse (1875: 54)]
  • Original status: species [source: Waterhouse (1875: 54)]
  • Primary type: holotype (unique*) [*'A single example'] [source: Waterhouse (1875: 54)]
  • Type locality: 'Kerguelen's Island' [source: Waterhouse (1875: 54)]
  • Combination: Paraphytosus atriceps: Cameron, 1917: 125
  • Combination: Halmaeusa atriceps: Steel, 1964: 367 ('n. comb.')

Synonyms

• Phytosus darwini Waterhouse, 1879
• Austromalota rufimixta Brèthes, 1925
• Antarctophytosus atriceps bougainvillei Jeannel, 1940

References

• Brèthes, J. 1925: Un Coléoptère et un Diptère nouveaux de la Georgie du Sud. Comunicaciones del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural "Bernardino Rivadavia", 2: 169-173.
• Cameron, M. 1917: Description of a new genus of Staphylinidae. Entomologist's monthly magazine, 53: 125. Internet Archive BHL
• Davies, L. 1973: Observations on the distribution of surface-living land arthropods on the Subantarctic Île de la Possession, Îles Crozet. Journal of natural history, 7: 241-253. doi: 10.1080/00222937300770201
• Enderlein, G. 1909: Die Insekten des Antarktischen Gebietes. Pp. 361-528, pls. 40-63 in: Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903. Im Auftrage des Reichsamtes des Innern herausgegeben von Erich von Drygalski, Leiter der Expedition. Vol. 10, Zoologie, Vol. 2. Georg Reimer, Berlin.
• Ottesen, P.S. 1990: Diel activity patterns of Carabidae, Staphylinidae and Perimylopidae (Coleoptera) at South Georgia, Sub-Antarctic. Polar biology, 10: 515-519. ISSN: 0722-4060 (Print) 1432-2056 (Online) doi: 10.1007/BF00233700
• Steel, W.O. 1964: INSECTS OF CAMPBELL ISLAND. COLEOPTERA: STAPHYLINIDAE. Pacific insects monograph, 7: 340-375. BUGZ
• Steel, W.O. 1970: COLEOPTERA: STAPHYLINIDAE OF SOUTH GEORGIA. Pacific insects monograph, 23: 240-242. PDF
• Waterhouse, C.O. 1875: ON THE COLEOPTERA OF KERGUELEN'S ISLAND. Entomologist's monthly magazine, 12: 54-57. Internet Archive BHL

Links to images

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