Mnioticus choqanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucujoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: 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: Cucujiformia
Superfamilia: Cucujoidea

Familia: Cryptophagidae
Subfamilia: Cryptophaginae
Tribe: Cryptophagini
Genus: Mnioticus
Species:

Name

Mnioticus choqanus Esser, 2021

Type locality: Ethiopia: W-slope Mt. Choke, 3450 m, 10°38'09N, 37°46'06E.

Holotype: NME, ♂, leg. D. Hauth, J. Schmidt, M. Yeshitla, Yitbarek WW, 22.II.2019.

Native distribution areas

Ethiopia

References

Primary references

  • Esser, J. 2021. Two new Mnioticus Coombs & Woddroffe, 1962 (Coleoptera, Cryptophagidae) from Ethiopia. Linzer biologische Beiträge 53(1): 49–53. PDF. Reference page.  [original description: p. 50, fig. 2, 8]