Octavius acutipenis

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: Euaesthetinae
Tribus: Euaesthetini
Genus: Octavius
Species: Octavius acutipenis

Name

Octavius acutipenis Janák, 2014: 200, figs. 10–13

• Type locality: South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal Province, Ongoye Forest, 28°50'S, 31°44'E.

• Holotype: DNMNH, ♂, 4.–5.xii.2010, E-Y 3890, leg. Ruth Müller.

• Etymology: This species is named after the acute median lobe of the aedeagus (acuti + penis = having acute aedeagus).

References

• Janák, J. 2014. New species and subspecies of Octavius from South Africa, with a key and additional distribution records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Euaesthetinae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 54(1): 195–231. Biotaxa Reference page.  [original description: p. 200, figs. 10–13]