| Arthromelodes choui | |
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| Male member of Arthromelodes choui, scale bar: 0.5 mm | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Genus: | Arthromelodes |
| Species: | A. choui |
| Binomial name | |
| Arthromelodes choui Yin, 2018 | |
Arthromelodes choui is a species of beetle belonging to the rove beetle family. Specimens have been collected from northern Taitung, Taiwan.
The specific name choui is in honor of the Taiwanese specialist of the Cerambycidae , Wen-I Chou. [1]
Males range from 2.09–2.22 mm in length. Male bodies are reddish-brown. The head and pronotum are sparsely punctate, and the abdomen slightly narrower than the elytra. [1]
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