Neolindus pseudosensillaris

Neolindus pseudosensillaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Staphylinidae
Genus: Neolindus
Species:
N. pseudosensillaris
Binomial name
Neolindus pseudosensillaris
Guzman, Tokareva & Żyła, 2024

Neolindus pseudosensillaris is a species of beetle of the family Staphylinidae. This species is known from the type locality in Brazil (Amazonas, Manaus, Projeto Dinâmica Biológica de Fragmentos Florestais reserve) and nearby Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke.

Description

Adults have a dark brown head and pronotum, while the legs are light brown and the abdomen is brown.

Etymology

The species name is a combination of Latin pseudo (meaning false) and sensillum (a diminutive of Latin sensus, meaning perception, feeling) and refers to the three sensilla-like structures on the head of unknown origin.[1]

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