Parochodaeus perplexus
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Ochodaeidae
Genus: Parochodaeus
Species: Parochodaeus perplexus
Name
[edit]- Parochodaeus perplexus Paulsen & Ocampo, 2012: fig 12; map 2
- Holotype: MLP, ♂. Original labels: a) “Sgo del ESTERO / RIO SALADO / Wagner Col.” b) “Parochodaeus / perplexus /Paulsen & Ocampo / HOLOTYPE” on red paper.
- Type locality: Argentina: Santiago del Estero: Río Salado.
- Etymology: "The specific epithet ‘perplexus’ is Latin meaning “muddled, interwoven”, because this species displays a mix of characters present in other species. The name also aptly represents how perplexed we were to find yet another new species from central Argentina. It is used a masculine adjective in the nominative singular."
References
[edit]- Paulsen, M.J. & Ocampo, F.C. 2012: The Ochodaeidae of Argentina (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea). ZooKeys 174: 7–30. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.174.2668 . Reference page.