Scaphisoma peculiare

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

Scaphisoma peculiare is a species of beetle in the family Staphylinidae. This species is found in south-eastern Brazil (Minas Gerais).

Adults reach a length of about 1.46–1.70 mm and have a brown body and yellow appendages.

Adults have been collected from undetermined resupinate and/or crust fungi.

Etymology

The species epithet is a Latin word meaning ‘singular’, due to the different characteristics of the species.[1]

References

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