Megarthrus americanus

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: Proteininae
Tribus: Proteinini
Genus: Megarthrus
Species: Megarthrus americanus

Name

Megarthrus Sachse, 1852: 149

• Type locality: "Georgia".
• Lectotype: DEI, ♀. [lectotype designated by Cuccodoro & Löbl, 1996: 147]

References

Primary references

• Sachse C.T. 1852: Neue Käfer. Entomologische Zeitung (Stettin) 13: 115–127, 142–149, 454. [original description: p. 149]

Additional references

• Cuccodoro, G. & Löbl, I. 1996. Revision of the rove-beetles of the genus Megarthrus of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Proteininae). Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft 86: 145–188. BHL Reference page.  [lectotype, material, description, distribution: p. 147, figs. 2a-i, 3a-i, map 4]