Biology:Clinidium canaliculatum

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Short description: Species of beetle

Clinidium canaliculatum
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Clinidium
Subgenus: Clinidium (Arctoclinidium)
Species:
C. canaliculatum
Binomial name
Clinidium canaliculatum
(O.G. Costa, 1839)
Synonyms[2]
  • Clinidium (Arctoclinidium) sulcipennis Ips canaliculatum
  • O.G. Costa, 1839 Germar, 1840
  • (Mulsant, 1853) Clinidium (Arctoclinidium) trisulcatum
  • Rhysodes sulcipennis (Germar, 1840)
  • Rhysodes trisulcatum Mulsant, 1853

Clinidium canaliculatum is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Rhysodinae.[2][3] It was described by O.G. Costa in 1839.[2][3][4] It is found in southern Italy (including Sicily) and in Greece[1][2][4] and is an obligate saproxylic species associated with old-growth forests, with preference to wet biotopes with well-decayed wood.[1] Clinidium canaliculatum measure 6–7.5 mm (0.24–0.30 in) in length.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13470046 entry