Hypotelus pusillus

Hypotelus pusillus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Staphylinidae
Genus: Hypotelus
Species:
H. pusillus
Binomial name
Hypotelus pusillus
Erichson, 1840
Synonyms
  • Hypotelus lucidus Sharp, 1887
  • Hypotelus hostilis Fauvel, 1864

Hypotelus pusillus is a species of beetle of the family Staphylinidae. It is found in the United States (Florida), Mexico (Chiapas, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, Tabasco, Vera Cruz), Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil (Pará, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul), Paraguay, Cuba, Jamaica, Grenada, the Grenadines and Trinidad.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.4–3 mm (0.094–0.118 in). They are light to dark brown, with yellowish elytra (sometimes with a darker basal area).

References

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  2. ↑ Newton, A. (2026). "Hypotelus pusillus at Catalogue of Life". StaphBase (version Aug 2022). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, C. Abreu, A. Acero P, et al., Catalogue of Life (2026-08-26 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved September 15, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Bortoluzzi, Sidnei; Caron, Edilson; Ribeiro-Costa, Cibele S. (2017). "Revision and phylogeny of Hypotelus Erichson: a Neotropical genus of minute rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Piestinae)". Zootaxa. 4273 (special 4). Retrieved September 15, 2026.