Nephanes titan

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: Crustacea
Superclassis: Allotriocarida
Classis: 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: Ptiliidae
Subfamilia: Acrotrichinae
Tribus: Nephanini
Genus: Nephanes
Species: Nephanes titan
Synonyms (2): N. abbreviatella – N. curta

Name

  • Nephanes titan (Newman, 1834)
    • Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology by Melville (1985: 148), with the Name Number 2947

Combinations

References

Primary references

  • Melville, R.V. 1985: Opinion 1307. Ptinella Motschulsky, 1844 and Nephanes Thomson, 1859 (Insecta, Coleoptera): conserved. Bulletin of zoological nomenclature 42(2): 148–149. BHL Reference page. 
  • Newman, E. 1834. Entomological notes (Continued from Vol. I., page 514.) Entomological magazine 2(2): 200–205. BHL Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 201]

Additional references

  • Dybas, H.S. 1976: The larval characters of featherwing and limulodid beetles and their family relationships in the Staphylinoidea (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae and Limulodidae). Fieldiana: zoology 70(3): 29–78. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.3048 Reference page.  [description of larvae, see p. 57, and figs. 24-25]
  • Johnson, C. 1985. Revision of Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) occurring in the Mascarenes, Seychelles and neighbouring islands. Entomologica basiliensia 10: 159–237. Google books (Snippet view). Reference page.  [See p. 219, and 'Figs 93-96'; description]
  • Presence of spermatophores in Nephanes titan (Newman) (Ptiliidae).
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