Adelopsis howdenorum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Staphylinoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata 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: Leiodidae
Subfamilia: Cholevinae
Tribus: Ptomaphagini
Genus: Adelopsis
Species: Adelopsis howdenorum

Name

Adelopsis howdenorum Gnaspini & Peck 1996: 423

• Type locality: Costa Rica: Puntarenas: Monte Verde.
• Holotype: CMNC, ♂, 29.V.1979, H.F. & A.T. Howden.

Native distribution areas

Costa Rica (Puntarenas), Panama (Chiriquí).

References

Primary references

• Gnaspini, P. & Peck, S.B. 1996. The Adelopsis of Costa Rica and Panama (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae, Ptomaphagini). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia 39(22): 405–441. DOI: 10.11606/0031-1049.1994.39.p405-441 Reference page.  [original description: p. 423, figs. 104-115]

Additional references

• Gnaspini, P. & Gomyde, E.C. 2025. Revisiting the concept of ‘ultra evolved’ aedeagi of Adelopsis Portevin, 1907 (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae: Ptomaphagini) using scanning electron microscopy, with description and redescription of species. Megataxa 17(1): 91–216. DOI: 10.11646/megataxa.17.1.3. . Reference page.  [material, redescription of aedeagus: p. 178, Figs. 91–94]