Limulodes pallidus

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: Ptiliidae
Subfamilia: Cephaloplectinae
Genus: Limulodes
Subgenus: Cephaloplectodes
Species: Limulodes pallidus

Name

• Limulodes pallidus Seevers & Dybas, 1943
  • Authority for placement: objective (type species)
  • Gender: changeable (-us, -um, -a)
  • Original genus: Limulodes Matthews, 1867
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Decsription: [adult] male
    • Repository: USNM
  • Type host: Neivamyrmex sp. (as Eciton (Acamatus) sp.)
  • Type locality: 'Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico'
  • ZooBank: D74239B7-9987-4823-8160-0230FA49B8D9

References

Primary references

• Seevers, C.H.; Dybas, H.S. 1943: A synopsis of the Limulodidae (Coleoptera): a new family proposed for myrmecophiles of the subfamilies Limulodinae (Ptiliidae) and Cephaloplectinae (Staphylinidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 36(3): 546-586. abstract full article at CHLA Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 573, and figs. 10, 26, 51, 58, 69, 76]