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Cyparium pici

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Cyparium pici
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Staphylinidae
Genus: Cyparium
Species:
C. pici
Binomial name
Cyparium pici
Groll & Lopes-Andrade, 2022[1]

Cyparium pici is a species of beetle of the family Staphylinidae. This species is found in south-eastern Brazil (Mato Grosso).

Cyparium pici sp. nov. A–C. Holotype, ♂ (CEMT). A. Dorsal view. B. Ventral view. C. Lateral view. D. Paratype, ♀ (CEMT), dorsal view. E–F. Paratype, ♂ (CEMT). E. Dorsal view. F. Lateral view. Specimens collected at Cotriguaçu (MT, Brazil). Scale bars = 1.0 mm.

Description

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Adults reach a length of about 3.35–4.20 mm (males) and 4.20–4.35 mm (females). They are black, with the antennae entirely yellow (the club lighter) and with the anterior region of the elytra reddish brown.

Life history

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No host fungus has been documented for this species.

Etymology

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The species is named in honour of Maurice Pic (1866–1957), who was responsible for gathering many specimens of scaphidiines deposited in museums, especially in the MNHN.[2]

References

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  1. BioLib.cz
  2. von Groll, Elisa; Lopes-Andrade, Cristiano (24 August 2022). "Contributions to the taxonomy of Neotropical Cyparium Erichson (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scaphidiinae), with the description of five new species". European Journal of Taxonomy. 835: 1–97. Retrieved October 6, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.