Bolitochara niticeps

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: Aleocharinae
Tribus: Homalotini
Subtribus: Bolitocharina
Genus: Bolitochara
Species: Bolitochara niticeps

Name

Bolitochara niticeps Assing, 2014: 46

• Type locality: AZERBAIJAN: Talysh rg., Astara env.
• Holotype: Volker Assing private collection, ♂, 13.V.2001, T. LACKNER.
• Etymology: The specific epithet is a noun composed of niti- (from nitidus: shiny) and -ceps (head). It alludes to the glossy head with fine punctation and nearly obsolete microsculpture.

References

• Assing, V. 2014. On the Bolitochara species of the West Palaearctic region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde (A) (n.s.) 7: 33–63. Full article (PDF) Reference page.  [original description: p. 46, figs. 15–16, 36–41, 52]