Amarygmus proteus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tenebrionoidea

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: Cucujiformia Superfamilia: Tenebrionoidea

Familia: Tenebrionidae
Subfamilia: Tenebrioninae
Tribus: Amarygmini
Genus: Amarygmus
Species: Amarygmus proteus

Name

• Amarygmus proteus Bremer, 2010: 227, fig. 46A–H

Holotype: CG, ♂, 9.–12.III.2008, R. GRIMM.

Type locality: BORNEO. Malaysia, Sarawak, Gunung Gading NP, 100–250 m.

Etymology: Proteus, fabulous oceanic god; as an epithet it also means variable, tricky.

References

• Bremer, H.J. 2010. Revision of the genus Amarygmus Dalman and related genera. LVI. The Amarygmini of Borneo (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), part I. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde (A) (n.s.) 3: 139–256. Full article (PDF)Reference page.  [original description: p. 227, fig. 46A–H]