Octavius adriani

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 adriani

Name

Octavius adriani Janák, 2014: 202, figs. 14–16

• Type locality: South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal Province, Northington Forest, 29°28'S, 30°01'E.

• Holotype: DNMNH, ♂, 12.xii.1989, E-Y: 2764, leg. Endrödy-Younga.

• Etymology: This species is dedicated to Adrian J. Armstrong (KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa).

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. 202, figs. 14–16]