Octavius sp.

Janák, Jiří, 2025, Overview of Octavius of Mpumalanga and Limpopo Provinces, South Africa (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Euaesthetinae) with descriptions of eight new species, Zootaxa 5737 (1), pp. 105-126 : 122

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5737.1.5

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:03EFBC3F-FDE3-4F66-B1A6-9D4DD42B40C0

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18272039

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8D1B879F-FFB5-AF01-CD94-FB35FAC0FAB4

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Octavius sp.
status

 

Octavius sp.

Type locality. South Africa, Limpopo, Woodbush Forest Reserve   GoogleMaps , 23°50.1'S 29°59.25'E.

Material examined ( 2 specimens). SOUTH AFRICA: Limpopo: 2 ♀: Woodbush Forest Reserve , 23°50.25'S 29°59.6'E, 29.xi.2023, 1560m, J. Janák lgt., Berlese extraction, leaf & log litter, sifting ( JJRC) GoogleMaps .

Note. Evidently new, light rusty coloured species, characterised by moderate and relatively shiny body.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Staphylinidae

SubFamily

Euaesthetinae

Genus

Octavius

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