Cyparium loebli
| Cyparium loebli | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Genus: | Cyparium |
| Species: | C. loebli
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyparium loebli Groll & Lopes-Andrade, 2022[1]
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Cyparium loebli 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 2.53–2.78 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.[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.