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

Neolindus elegans is a species of beetle of the Staphylinidae family. This species is known from the type locality in French Guiana (Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Saül).

Description

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Adults have a dark brown head and pronotum. The legs are brown and the abdomen is dark brown.

Etymology

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The species name is derived from Latin elegans (meaning elegant or tasteful) and refers to the symmetry of the aedeagus in parameral view, particularly the straight angle between the median lobe apex and some apical sclerites.[1]

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