Stenus pertortuosus

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: Steninae
Genus: Stenus
Species: Stenus pertortuosus

Name

Stenus pertortuosus Puthz, 2025: 295 [nom. nov.]

Synonymy

  • Stenus tortuosus Cameron, 1930: 324 [org. comb.]
    • Stenus pertortuosus Puthz, 2025: 295 [nom. nov. for the preoccupied Stenus tortuosus Cameron, 1930: 324 (nec Dianous tortuosus Champion, 1919: 52)]

Note

By error, Puthz also designated the name Stenus tortipennis as nom. nov. for Stenus tortuosus (see page 296 in Puthz, 2025).

Native distribution areas

Pakistan, India, Nepal, China (Yunnan).

References

Primary references

  • Puthz, V. 2025. Taxonomische Konsequenzen der neueren Untersuchungen der Subfamilie Steninae Macleay (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) (378. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Steninen). Linzer biologische Beiträge 57(1): 285–310. PDF Open access. Reference page.  [nom. nov.: p. 295]