Sacosternum megalopus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Hydrophiloidea

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: Hydrophiloidea

Familia: Hydrophilidae
Subfamilia: Sphaeridiinae
Tribus: Megasternini
Genus: Sacosternum
Species: Sacosternum megalopus

Name

Sacosternum megalopus Hansen, 1989: 25

Type locality: Panama, Chiriquí Province, Fortuna [coordinates ca. 8°43'N 82°15'W; altitude ca. 1100 m a.s.l.].

Holotype: UCDC. male ♂. 12.IX.1977. legit Henk Wolda.

References

Primary references

• Hansen, M. 1989a. New genera of Sphaeridiinae (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae). Entomologica Scandinavica 20: 251–262. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Fikáček, M. & Short, A.E.Z. 2010. A revision of the Neotropical genus Sacosternum Hansen (Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae: Megasternini). Zootaxa 2538: 1–37. Preview. . Reference page.