Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Adephaga 

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: Crustacea
Superclassis: Allotriocarida
Classis: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Adephaga

Familia: Dytiscidae
Subfamilia: Copelatinae
Genus: Exocelina
Species: Exocelina oceai

Name

  • Exocelina oceai Shaverdo, Hendrich & Balke in Shaverdo, Surbakti, Hendrich & Balke, 2012: figs 1A–E, 26
Holotype: NHMW, ♂, 29.8.1996, 250m leg. M. Balke (96 # 6).
Type locality: Indonesia: Papua Province: Nabire/Paniai Regencies, road Nabire-Enarotali, 65th km, 05°46.50'S, 142°50.00'E.
Etymology: "The species is named for “Doc” Ocea Megay, one of our Ekari fellows and most enthusiastic fieldworker who died from a snake bite shortly after we have collected this species. He is buried in Topo. The species name is a noun in the genitive case."

References

  • Shaverdo, H.V. et al. 2012: Introduction of the Exocelina ekari-group with descriptions of 22 new species from New Guinea (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae). ZooKeys 250: 1-76. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.250.3715 Reference page. 
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