Scaphisoma hilarum

Scaphisoma hilarum
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Staphylinidae
Genus: Scaphisoma
Species:
S. hilarum
Binomial name
Scaphisoma hilarum
von Groll, 2025

Scaphisoma hilarum 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 1.25–1.41 mm and have a blackish body. Each elytron with a large dark ochreous macula and a yellow area near the apex.

Adults have been collected from Inonotus species.

Etymology

The species epithet is a Latin word meaning ‘cheerful’, ‘merry’, referring to its merry colouration.[1]

References

  1. ^ Twenty new species of Scaphidiinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Minas Gerais, Southeast Brazil
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