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 dentipenis

Name

Octavius dentipenis Janák, 2007: 197, figs. 1–4

  • Type locality: SOUTH AFRICA, KwaZulu-Natal, Ngomi Forest, 27°51’S 31°23’E, forest litter, sifting.
  • Holotype: DNMNH , 24–27.xi.2006, J. Janák leg.
  • Etymology: Named after the shape of the median lobe, which is distinctly dentate (Lat. dentipenis = having a denticulous aedeagus).

References

  • Janák, J. 2007. New species and distribution records of the genus Octavius Fauvel from South Africa (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Annals of the Transvaal Museum 44: 197–202. Reference page.  [original description: p. 197, figs. 1–4]
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