Zyras torosus

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: Aleocharinae
Tribus: Lomechusini
Subtribus: Myrmedoniina
Genus: Zyras
Subgenus: Zyras (Ctenodonia)
Species: Zyras torosus

Name

Zyras torosus Pace, 2012: 1345, figs. 73-74

• Type locality: O. Afrika, Gomba, lux.

• Holotype: ZMB, ♀, leg. Inst. Amani.

• Etymology: From the Latin torosus, meaning muscular, an adjective suggested by the presence of numerous striated muscles adherent to the spermatheca of the holotype.

References

• Pace, R. 2012. New data and new species of Aleocharinae from Tropical Africa in the Natural History Museum of the Humboldt University, Berlin (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). (277th Contribution to the knowledge of Aleocharinae). Linzer biologische Beiträge 44(2): 1331–1362. Full article (PDF) Reference page.  [original description: p. 1345, figs. 73-74]