Meropathus zelandicus

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: Hydraenidae
Subfamilia: Ochthebiinae
Tribus: Ochthebiini
Subtribus: Meropathina
Genus: Meropathus
Species: Meropathus zelandicus

Name

Meropathus zelandicus Ordish, 1984

Type data

• Holotype: NZAC
  • Type kind: male
  • Type locality: Middle Sister, Chatham Islands, New Zealand
  • Paratypes (150 females, 101 males): MONZ, NZAC
  • plus material excluded from type series

References

cited sources

• Ordish, R.G. 1984: Hydraenidae (Insecta: Coleoptera). Fauna of New Zealand, (6) ISSN: 0111-5383 ISBN 0-477-06747-6

Additional references

• Delgado, J.A.; Palma, R.L. 1998: Larval stages of three Meropathus species (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae: Ochthebiinae) from New Zealand. New Zealand journal of zoology, 25: 409–419.