Cyparium loebli

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

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

Cyparium loebli sp. nov. A–C. Holotype, ♂ (CELC). A. Dorsal view. B. Ventral view. C. Lateral view. D–F. Paratype, ♂ (CELC). 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 2.53–2.78 mm (males) and 2.34–2.68 mm (females). The pronotum, hypomeron and scutellum are reddish brown, while the elytra are black, with the anterior region reddish brown.

Life history

Adults were collected from Psathyrella candolleana, Xylodon flaviporus and Agaricus sylvaticus.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Dr Ivan Löbl (Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Genève, CH), for his remarkable contributions to the systematics of 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.