Cyparium lescheni

Cyparium lescheni
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. lescheni
Binomial name
Cyparium lescheni
Groll & Lopes-Andrade, 2022

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

Cyparium lescheni sp. nov. A–C. Holotype, ♂ (CELC). D–F. Paratype, ♂ (CELC). A. Dorsal view. B. Ventral view. C. Lateral view. D. Dorsal view. E. Ventral view. F. Lateral view. Specimens collected at Mata do Paraíso, Viçosa (MG, Brazil). Scale bars = 1.0 mm.

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.

References

  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.