Neolindus apiculus

Neolindus apiculus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Staphylinidae
Genus: Neolindus
Species:
N. apiculus
Binomial name
Neolindus apiculus
Herman, 1991

Neolindus apiculus is a species of beetle of the family Staphylinidae. This species is known from the Panama and Colombia.[1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 12.5 mm and are reddish brown.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin apiculus (meaning apex or apical) and refers to the pointed apex of the aedeagus.[2]

References

  1. ^ Twenty-one new species of the Neotropical rove beetle genus Neolindus Scheerpeltz (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae)
  2. ^ Revision of the subtribe Cylindroxystina (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae). Bulletin of the AMNH ; no. 203
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