Micranops upembanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Staphylinoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Staphyliniformia
Superfamilia: Staphylinoidea

Familia: Staphylinidae
Subfamilia: Paederinae
Tribus: Lathrobiini
Subtribus: Scopaeina
Genus: Micranops
Species: Micranops upembanus

Name

Micranops upembanus (Fagel, 1973: 26)

  • Type locality: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haut-Lomami: Mabwe (Lake Upemba).
  • Holotype: RMCA, 24.II.1949, Mission G.F. de Witte.

Synonymy

  • Geoscopaeus upembanus Fagel, 1973: 26 [org. comb.]
    • Micranops upembanus (Fagel); Frisch & Herman 2014: 71

Native distribution areas

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi.

References

Primary references

  • Fagel, G. 1973. Revision des Scopaeus (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) de l’Afrique noire. Etudes du Continent Africain 1. Fondation pour favoriser les recherches scientifiques en Afrique, Bruxelles: 1–247. [original description: p. 26]

Additional references

  • Frisch, J. 2025. Micranops Cameron, 1913 in the Old World. New species, redescriptions, and new records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae). Megataxa 017(2): 500–562. DOI: 10.11646/megataxa.17.2.5 Open access. Reference page.  [records, redescription, distribution: p. 509, figs. 11–13]