Coenonica perpusilla

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: Silusina
Genus: Coenonica
Species: Coenonica perpusilla

Name

Coenonica perpusilla Pace, 2014: 34, figs. 11, 58–59

• Type locality: AUSTRALIA: NSW, Dorrigo N.P., 3000 ft, rainforest, leafmould, Berlesate.

• Holotype: ANIC, ♂, N° 25, 5.II.1967, coll. E.B. Britton.

• Etymology: The name of the species is the absolute superlative of the Latin adjective “pusillus” = very small. It refers to the small size of the aedeagus.

References

• Pace, R. 2014. Introduction to the knowledge of the subfamily Aleocharinae from the Australian Region (Part I) (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). Folia entomologica hungarica 75: 21–56. DOI: 10.17112/FoliaEntHung.2014.75.21 Reference page.  [original description: p. 34, figs. 11, 58–59]