Octavius bicurvatus

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 bicurvatus

Name

Octavius bicurvatus Janák, 2014: 209, figs. 2, 29–31, 54

• Type locality: South Africa, Eastern Cape Province, Fort Fordyce NR, 32°40'S, 26°29'E.

• Holotype: DNMNH, ♂, 1.xii.2009, J. Janák lgt.

• Etymology: This species is named after the form of its internal structures of the aedeagus (bi = two and curvatus = curved).

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. 209, figs. 2, 29–31, 54]