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Neolindus minutus

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Neolindus minutus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Staphylinidae
Genus: Neolindus
Species:
N. minutus
Binomial name
Neolindus minutus
Guzman, Tokareva & Żyła, 2024

Neolindus minutus is a species of beetle of the Staphylinidae family. This species is found in Guyana, Ecuador, French Guiana, Nicaragua and Peru.

Description

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Adults have a brown head and pronotum, while the legs are light brown and the abdomen is brown.

Etymology

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The species name is derived from Latin minutus (meaning very small, little, minute) and refers the noticeably smaller size of this species of Neolindus compared with others.[1]

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