Cyparium achardi

Cyparium achardi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Staphylinidae
Genus:	Cyparium
Species:	C. achardi
Binomial name
Cyparium achardi Groll & Lopes-Andrade, 2022

Cyparium achardi is a species of beetle of the family Staphylinidae. This species is found in south-eastern Brazil (Minas Gerais).

Cyparium achardi sp. nov. A–D. Holotype, ♂ (CELC). A. Dorsal view. B. Ventral view. C. Lateral view. D. Frontal view. E–F. Antennae, paratype, ♂ (CELC) (E) and paratype, ♀ (CELC) (F). G–J. Paratype, ♂ (CELC). G. Labrum. H–I. Mandible. H. Left. I. Right. J. Maxilla. Specimens collected at Mata do Paraíso, Viçosa (MG, Brazil). Scale bars: A–C = 1.0 mm; D–F = 0.2 mm; G–J = 0.1.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3–3.28 mm (males) and 3.32–3.40 mm (females). They are entirely black, with the lateral areas of some ventral sclerites lighter.

Life history

Adults were collected from Marasmiellus volvatus, Marasmius haematocephalus, Leucocoprinus ianthinus, Leucocoprinus cepistipes, Hygrocybe and Leucoagaricus species.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Julien Achard (1881–1925) for his significant contribution on the Neotropical Scaphidiinae.