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
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Staphyliniformia
Superfamilia: Staphylinoidea

Familia: Staphylinidae
Subfamilia: Aleocharinae
Tribus: Homalotini
Subtribus: Gyrophaenina
Genus: Gyrophaena
Species: Gyrophaena gigaedeagica

Name

Gyrophaena gigaedeagica Pace, 2014: 730, figs. 2, 69-72

  • Type locality: BORNEO: Sabah, Danum Valley, Borneo Rainforest Lodge, Flight interception trap.
  • Holotype: Collection Guillaume de Rougemont, London, ♂, 14-16.II.2007, G. de Rougemont leg.
  • Etymology: The enormous size of the aedeagus, which occupies more than half the length of the abdomen, suggested the name of the new species; it means "holder of gigantic aedeagus".

References

  • Pace, R. 2014. Aleocharinae from Sabah (Borneo) collected by Guillaume de Rougemont (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) Linzer biologische Beiträge 46(1): 727–794. PDF Reference page.  [original description: p. 730, figs. 2, 69-72]
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