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: Euaesthetinae
Tribus: Euaesthetini
Genus: Octavius
Species: Octavius acutipenis

Name

Octavius acutipenis Janák, 2014: 200, figs. 10–13

  • Type locality: South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal Province, Ongoye Forest, 28°50'S, 31°44'E.
  • Holotype: DNMNH , ♂, 4.–5.xii.2010, E-Y 3890, leg. Ruth Müller.
  • Etymology: This species is named after the acute median lobe of the aedeagus (acuti + penis = having acute aedeagus).

References

  • Janák, J. 2014: New species and subspecies of Octavius from South Africa, with a key and additional distribution records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Euaesthetinae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 54(1): 195–231. Biotaxa Reference page.  [original description: p. 200, figs. 10–13]
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