Neolindus sinuatus

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

Neolindus sinuatus is a species of beetle of the family Staphylinidae. This species is known from Peru and Brazil (Para).[1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.8 mm and are reddish brown, with the elytra and abdomen darker and the antennae and legs paler.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin sinuatus (meaning bend or curve) and refers to the form of the basal margin of the emargination of the posterior margin of sternum VIII.[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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