Acrotrichis africana

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: Ptiliidae
Subfamilia: Acrotrichinae
Tribus: Acrotrichini
Genus: Acrotrichis
Subgenus: Acrotrichis
Species: Acrotrichis africana

Name

Acrotrichis africana Johnson, 1969

• • Authority for placement: original
  • Gender: changeable (-us, -um, -a)
  • Original genus: Acrotrichis Motschulsky, 1848
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: [adult] female
    • Repository: BMNH
  • Type locality: 'TANZANIA - Mahali Pen., Kungwe, south ridge, camp 2, 6000 ft.'
  • ZooBank: 9EFE71D8-1F75-4391-B99C-883CD9377FAF

References

Primary references

• Johnson, C. 1969. The genus Acrotrichis Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae) in the Ethiopian Region (Studies on Ethiopian Ptiliidae, No 2). Revue de zoologie et de botanique africaines 79(3–4): 213–260, plates I–VII. Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 229, and Plate V/5]

Additional references

• Johnson, C. 1984. New data on Afrotropical Acrotrichis Motschulsky with descriptions of seven new species (Coleoptera, Ptiliidae). Revue de zoologie Africaine 98(1): 197–210. Reference page.  [see p. 206]