Megarthrus lanka

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: Proteininae
Tribus: Proteinini
Genus: Megarthrus
Species: Megarthrus lanka

Name

Megarthrus lanka Cuccodoro & Liu, 2016: 539

• Type locality: SRI LANKA: Central: s/Talatuoya [above Talatuoya], 850–1000m.
• Holotype: MHNG, ♂, 27.i.1970, Besuchet, Löbl & Mussard, #27.

References

Primary references

• Cuccodoro, G. & Liu, Z-P. 2016. Megarthrus of southern India and Sri Lanka, with notes on their phylogenetic and biogeographical relationships (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Proteininae). Zootaxa 4097(4): 530–544. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4097.4.5.Reference page.  [original description: p. 539, figs. 1, 48– 65]