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| Toxidium scalenum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Genus: | Toxidium |
| Species: | T. scalenum |
| Binomial name | |
| Toxidium scalenum von Groll, 2025 | |
Toxidium scalenum 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 1.9 mm and have a reddish-brown body and ochreous legs.
Adults have been collected from an undetermined crust/resupinate fungus.
Etymology
[edit]The species epithet is a Latin word meaning ‘unusual’, due to the distinct aedeagus shape.[1]
References
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