Biology:Cyparium pici

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Cyparium pici
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Template:Taxonomy/CypariumCyparium pici
Groll & Lopes-Andrade, 2022[1]

Cyparium pici is a species of beetle of the family Staphylinidae. This species is found in south-eastern Brazil (Mato Grosso).

File:Cyparium pici (10.5852-ejt.2022.835.1909) Figure 38.png
Cyparium pici sp. nov. A–C. Holotype, ♂ (CEMT). A. Dorsal view. B. Ventral view. C. Lateral view. D. Paratype, ♀ (CEMT), dorsal view. E–F. Paratype, ♂ (CEMT). E. Dorsal view. F. Lateral view. Specimens collected at Cotriguaçu (MT, Brazil). Scale bars = 1.0 mm.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.35–4.20 mm (males) and 4.20–4.35 mm (females). They are black, with the antennae entirely yellow (the club lighter) and with the anterior region of the elytra reddish brown.

Life history

No host fungus has been documented for this species.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Maurice Pic (1866–1957), who was responsible for gathering many specimens of scaphidiines deposited in museums, especially in the MNHN.[2]

References

  1. BioLib.cz
  2. 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. https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1909. Retrieved October 6, 2025.   This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

Wikidata ☰ Q113671315 entry