Rugilus ceylanensis

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: Paederinae
Tribus: Lathrobiini
Subtribus: Stilicina
Genus: Rugilus
Subgenus: Eurystilicus
Species: Rugilus ceylanensis

Name

Rugilus (Eurystilicus) ceylanensis (Kraatz, 1859: 126)

• Type locality: Ceylon.
• Lectotype: SDEI, ♂, Coll. Kraatz.

Synonymy

• Stilicus ceylanensis Kraatz, 1859: 126 [original combination]
• Stilicus luteipennis Kraatz, 1859: 126 [new synonym in Assing, 2012: 164]
• Stilicus sutteri Scheerpeltz, 1957: 278 [new synonym in Assing, 2012: 164]
• Stilicus wittmeri Coiffait, 1978: 132 [new synonym in Assing, 2012: 164]
• Rugilus triangulus var. croceus Last, 1984: 116 [unavailable name]

Native distribution areas

Japan, Ryukyu Is., Korea, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia+, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Mauritius, Seychelles.

References

Primary references

• Kraatz, G. 1859. Die Staphylinen-Fauna von Ostindien, insbesondere der Insel Ceylan. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 25(1): 1–193, plates 1–3. BHL Reference page.  [original description]
• Assing, V., 2012. The Rugilus species of the Palaearctic and Oriental regions (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A 5: 115–190. PDF Reference page.  [syn. nov., material, comment, redescription, distribution: p. 164, figs. 192–197]

Additional references

• Assing, V. 2012. A revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Rugilus Leach, 1819 II. Three new species from China and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae). Koleopterologische rundschau 82: 137–149. PDF Reference page.  [records (China): p. 148]
• Assing, V. 2014: A revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Rugilus. IV. Three new species from Nepal and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae). Linzer biologische Beiträge 46(1): 449–459. Full article (PDF) Reference page.  [material, comment: p. 457]
• Assing, V. 2015. A revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Rugilus. V. Two new species from China and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae). Linzer biologische Beiträge 47(1): 73–82. Full article (PDF). Reference page.  [material, comment: p. 80]
• Assing, V. 2019. A revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Rugilus. VI. Two new species from China, a new synonymy, and additional records (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae). Linzer biologische Beiträge 51(1): 5–20. PDF Reference page.  [records, comment: p. 16]
• Assing, V. 2020. A revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Rugilus VII. Two new species from China and Laos, and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae). Acta Musei Moraviae, scientiae biologicae 105(2): 145–152. PDF Reference page.  [material (Vietnam): p. 147]