Bolitochara tecta

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 tecta

Name

Bolitochara tecta Assing, 2014: 41

• Type locality: GERMANY: Hannover, Eilenriede, in tree fungus.
• Holotype: Volker Assing private collection, ♂, 28.IX.1986, leg. V. ASSING.
• Etymology: The specific epithet (Latin, adjective: hidden, secret) alludes to the fact that the true identity of this species has been misinterpreted by previous authors.

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. 41, figs. 9–14, 30–35, 52]