Malachius rubidus

Malachius rubidus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cleroidea

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: Cleroidea

Familia: Melyridae
Subfamilia: Malachiinae
Tribus: Malachiini
Subtribus: Malachiina
Genus: Malachius
Species: Malachius rubidus

Name

Malachius rubidus Erichson, 1840

Synonyms

• Malachius carnifex Erichson, 1840 [Švihla & Hájek, 2009: 220 (syn. nov.)]

Type data

• rubidus Erichson: Lectotype, designated by Švihla & Hájek (2009: 220): ZMHB
  • Type kind: male
  • Type locality: "Germania"
  • Paralectotypes (6 females): ZMHB
• carnifex Erichson: Lectotype, designated by Švihla & Hájek (2009: 221): ZMHB
  • Type kind: female
  • Type locality: Const.[antinopel]
  • Paralectotypes (1 female): ZMHB

References

• Erichson, W.F. 1840. Entomographien, Untersuchungen in dem Gebiete der Entomologie, mit besonderer Benutzung der königl. Sammlung zu Berlin. F.H. Morin, Berlin. 180 pp. 2 plates. BHL Reference page. 
• Švihla, V.; Hájek, J. 2009: Taxonomic changes in Eastern Mediterranean Malachius (Coleoptera: Malachiidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, 49: 217–224. Abstract

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