Clinidium newtoni

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Clinidium newtoni
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Clinidium
Species:
C. newtoni
Binomial name
Clinidium newtoni
R.T. Bell & J.R. Bell, 1985

Clinidium newtoni is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Rhysodinae.[1] It was described by Ross T. Bell & J.R. Bell in 1985.[1][2] It is known from near Pueblo Nuevo Solistahuacán in Chiapas (southern Mexico)[2] and from Francisco Morazán and Ocotepeque Departments in Honduras.[3] The Honduran specimens were found under bark.[3]

Clinidium newtoni is named after entomologist  [de], the collector of the holotype. The holotype is a male measuring 7 mm (0.28 in) in length.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Clinidium Kirby, 1830: 6". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  3. ^ a b Bell, Ross T. & Bell, Joyce R. (2009). "Rhysodine beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae): new species, new data III". Annals of Carnegie Museum. 78 (1): 45–77. doi:10.2992/007.078.0104.


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