Clinidium whiteheadi

Clinidium whiteheadi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Clinidium
Species:
C. whiteheadi
Binomial name
Clinidium whiteheadi

Clinidium whiteheadi is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Rhysodinae. It was described by R.T. & J.R. Bell in 1985. It is named for Donald R. Whitehead. It is known from Cerro Campana in Panama. The types were collected from the fruiting bodies of the slime mold Stemonitis:

Clinidium whiteheadi measure 5–5.8 mm (0.20–0.23 in) in length.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bell, Ross T. & Bell, Joyce R. (1985). "Rhysodini of the World. Part IV. Revisions of Rhyzodiastes Fairmaire and Clinidium Kirby, with new species in other genera (Coleoptera: Carabidae or Rhysodidae)". Quaestiones Entomologicae. 21 (1): 1–172.
  2. 1 2 "Clinidium whiteheadi R.T. & J.R.Bell, 1985". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-09.