Edaphus
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἔδαφος (édaphos, “bottom, eg, of a ship; foundation; base of anything; ground-floor; pavement; ground, soil”)
Proper noun edit
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Staphylinidae – certain beetles.
- 1979, Studies on the neotropical fauna and environment[1] (in English):
- In my key of the nearctic Edaphus (Puthz, 1973) the new species has to be placed after 17(18) E. euplectoides Sharp, from which it is distinguished by its length, broader 10th antennal segment, and the median carina of the pronotum.
- 2001, Baltic Journal of Coleopterology[2], volumes 1-6 (in English), page 59:
- One new Edaphus and one new Tamotus species from Suriname
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Coleoptera - order; Polyphaga - suborder; Staphyliniformia - infraorder; Staphylinoidea - superfamily; Staphylinidae - family; Euaesthetinae - subfamily; Euaesthetini - tribe
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): For species see Edaphus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies .
References edit
- Edaphus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Euaesthetinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Edaphus at the Catalogue of Life
- Edaphus at Encyclopedia of Life
- Edaphus at National Center for Biotechnology Information