Piestus convexus

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: Piestinae
Genus: Piestus
Species: Piestus convexus

Name

Piestus convexus Caron, Ribeiro-Costa & Newton, 2012: 506

• Type locality: ECUADOR:: Napo, Cosanga, 4.2 km S on Baeza-Tena Road then 1.5 km W on pipeline access road, 2150 m, 0°37'19"S, 77°50'1"W.
• Holotype: SEMC, ♂, 5–7 Nov 1999, Z.H. Falin.

Native distribution areas

Ecuador (Napo).

References

Primary references

• Caron, E., Ribeiro-Costa, C.S. & Newton, A.F. 2012. Cladistic analysis and revision of Piestus Gravenhorst with remarks on related genera (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Piestinae). Invertebrate systematics 25(6): 490–585. DOI: 10.1071/IS10016 Reference page.  [original description: p. 506, figs. 12, 59, 156, 157]