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 montiumdraconis

Name

Octavius montiumdraconis Janák, 2007: 198, figs. 5–7

  • Type locality: SOUTH AFRICA, KwaZulu-Natal, Royal Natal NR, Gudu Forest, 28°40.90’S, 28°55.78’E, 1680–1730 m, forest litter, sifting.
  • Holotype: DNMNH , 17–18.xi. 2006, J. Janák leg.
  • Etymology: Named after the Drakensberg Mountains, where the type series was collected (Lat. montiumdraconis (from mons (genitive plural montium), a mountain, and draco (genitive singular draconis), a dragon: being from the dragon mountains).

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. 198, figs. 5–7]
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