Kyrtusa

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Staphyliniformia
Superfamilia: Staphylinoidea

Familia: Staphylinidae
Subfamilia: Aleocharinae
Tribus: Placusini
Genus: Kyrtusa
Species: K. curticornis
Name

Kyrtusa Pace, 2008: 252

Type species: Kyrtusa curticornis Pace, 2008, fixed by original designation.

Synonyms

Kirtusa Pace, 2008: 252 [alternate original spelling; deemed incorrect original spelling, Newton, 2017: 18]

Note:

originally spelled Kyrtusa (pp. 252, 253, 357, 379, 384) and Kirtusa (pp. 225, 252); former deemed correct original spelling (First Revisor, Newton 2017: 18).

References

Pace, R. 2008. New records of Aleocharinae from Ecuador and Peru, with the description of new species, new subgenera and new genera (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). pp. 225–398 In Giachino, P.M. (ed.). Biodiversity of South America I. Memoirs on Biodiversity, Vol. 1. World Biodiversity Association onlus. Verona, Italy. 496 pp. Abstract. Reference page. [original description: p. 252]