Giachinusa superba

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: Athetini
Genus: Giachinusa
Species: Giachinusa superba

Name

Giachinusa superba Pace, 2014: 51

• Type locality: AUSTRALIA: NSW, Benandarah S.F. 8 km North of Batemans Bay (35°40’S, 150°14’E).
• Holotype: AM, ♀, 4.XI.1979, D. Milledge, coll. Austr. Mus. & TTM, N° 1546.
• Etymology: The elegance and the large body size of the new species have suggested calling it “superb”.

Native distribution areas

Australia.

References

Primary 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. 51, figs. 28, 99]