Alexidia convivalis
Alexidia convivalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
Family: | Staphylinidae |
Genus: | Alexidia |
Species: | A. convivalis
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Binomial name | |
Alexidia convivalis von Groll, 2025
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Alexidia convivalis is a species of beetle of the Staphylinidae family. This species is found in south-eastern Brazil (Minas Gerais).
Adults reach a length of about 1.41–1.55 mm and have a brown to dark brown body, with the edges of some sclerites reddish.
Adults have been collected from Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa on a fallen Pinus tree.
Etymology
The species epithet is a Latin word meaning ‘feast’, ‘banquet’, because of the great feast they were having, all the time specimens were collected among other Alexidia and many Baeocera species.[1]