Cyparium lescheni
| Cyparium lescheni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Genus: | Cyparium |
| Species: | C. lescheni
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyparium lescheni Groll & Lopes-Andrade, 2022[1]
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Cyparium lescheni is a species of beetle of the family Staphylinidae. This species is found in south-eastern Brazil (Minas Gerais).
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.07–2.25 mm (males) and 2.10–2.35 mm (females). They are brown, with antennomeres I–VI, clypeus, mouthparts and tarsi yellow.
Life history
Adults were collected from Psathyrella candolleana, Agaricus dulcidulus, Agaricus sylvaticus and Entoloma species.
Etymology
The species is named in honour of Dr Richard A.B. Leschen (New Zealand Arthropod Collection) for his great contributions to the systematics of Coleoptera, especially regarding Scaphidiinae.[2]
References
- ^ BioLib.cz
- ^ 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.