Darwinilus

Darwinilus sedarisi is a species of rove beetle, the only species in the genus Darwinilus. It is named after Charles Darwin and David Sedaris. It is found in Argentina. A specimen of the beetle was collected by Charles Darwin in 1832 during the voyage of HMS Beagle, but not formally named as a new species until 2014.[1][2][3][4]

Not to be confused with Darwinius.

Darwinilus
Darwinilus sedarisi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Staphylinidae
Subfamily:
Staphylininae
Tribe:
Staphylinini
Subtribe:
Xanthopygina
Genus:
Darwinilus

Chatzimanolis, 2014
Species:
D. sedarisi
Binomial name
Darwinius sedarisi
Chatzimanolis, 2014

Taxonomy

Darwinilus sedarisi was first described by the American entomologist Stylianos Chatzimanolis in 2014. It is known from only two specimens, both of which are males. The holotype was collected in 1832 by Charles Darwin from Bahía Blanca, Argentina during the voyage of HMS Beagle.[1]

The second specimen was collected from Río Cuarto, Córdoba by a certain Breuer and deposited at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, Germany. The exact date the specimen was collected is not known, but it is known to have happened before 1935 since the German entomologists Walther Horn and Ilse Kahle listed Breuer's collection in a 1935 paper.[1]

Darwinilus sedarisi is the only species in the genus Darwinilus. It is classified under the subtribe Xanthopygina, tribe Staphylinini, subfamily Staphylininae of the rove beetle family Staphylinidae.[1]

References
  1. Chatzimanolis, S. (2014). "Darwin's legacy to rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae): A new genus and a new species, including materials collected on the Beagle's voyage". ZooKeys (379): 29–41. doi:10.3897/zookeys.379.6624. PMC 3935227. PMID 24574856.
  2. Gannon, Megan. "Rare beetle collected by Darwin ID'd as new species". Mother Nature Network. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  3. Mintz, Zoe. "Darwin Beetle Species Rediscovered 180 Years After Being Found, 'Darwinilus Sedarisi' Is 'Truly Amazing'". International Business Times. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  4. Dell'Amore, Christine. "Found: New Beetle Collected by Darwin 180 Years Ago". National Geographic. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
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