Clinidium alleni

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Clinidium alleni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Clinidium
Species:
C. alleni
Binomial name
Clinidium alleni

Clinidium alleni is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Rhysodinae. [2] It was described by R.T. & J.R. Bell in 1985. [1] [2] It is named for R. T. Allen, whose collection efforts have contributed to the understanding of beetle fauna in lower Central America. It is known from Cerro Jefe in Panama. The holotype is a male measuring 4 mm (0.16 in) in length. [1]

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Clinidium dormans is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Rhysodinae. It was described by R.T. Bell & J.R. Bell in 1985. It is known from Chiriquí Province, Panama. The holotype is a male measuring 5.2 mm (0.20 in) in length.

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Clinidium impressum is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Rhysodinae. It was described by Ross T. Bell & J.R. Bell in 1985. It is known from French Guiana and Guyana. Male measures 5.3 mm (0.21 in) and females measure 6–6.2 mm (0.24–0.24 in) in length.

Clinidium jolyi is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Rhysodinae. It was described by R.T. & J.R. Bell in 1985. It is known from Mérida state in western Venezuela; a specimen from Trujillo resembles Clinidium jolyi but might represent a distinct species. Specimens in the type series measure 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) in length.

Clinidium kochalkai is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Rhysodinae. It was described by R.T. Bell & J.R. Bell in 1985. It is named for arachnologist John A. Kochalka, friend and former student of the Bells. Clinidium kochalkai is known from Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. It measures 6 mm (0.24 in) in length.

Clinidium microfossatum is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Rhysodinae. It was described by R.T. Bell & J.R. Bell in 1985. Clinidium microfossatum is known from Martinique. The holotype, a male, measures 5.8 mm (0.23 in) in length.

Clinidium moldenkei is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Rhysodinae. It was described by R.T. Bell & J.R. Bell in 1985. It is endemic to the Golfo Dulce region in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. The species is named for the coleopterist Andrew R. Moldenke, collector of the holotype.

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

Clinidium pala is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Rhysodinae. It was described by R.T. Bell & J.R. Bell in 1985. It is known from its type locality in Guatopo National Park, northern Venezuela. Clinidium pala measure 5–5.5 mm (0.20–0.22 in) in length.

Clinidium penicillatum is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Rhysodinae. It was described by R.T. Bell & J.R. Bell in 1985. It is known from below the Calima Lake in Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia. The holotype is a female measuring 6 mm (0.24 in) in length.

Clinidium segne is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Rhysodinae. It was described by R.T. Bell & J.R. Bell in 1985. It is known from the Aragua state in northern Venezuela. Clinidium segne females measure 4.6–5.2 mm (0.18–0.20 in) in length.

Clinidium smithsonianum is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Rhysodinae. It was described by R.T. Bell & J.R. Bell in 1985. Clinidium smithsonianum is known from Dominica. It measures 5–6.1 mm (0.20–0.24 in) in length.

Clinidium chiolinoi is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Rhysodinae. It was described by R.T. Bell in 1970. It is endemic to Jamaica. Clinidium chiolinoi measure 4.4–5.6 mm (0.17–0.22 in) in length.

Clinidium centrale is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Rhysodinae. It was described by Antoine Henri Grouvelle in 1903. It is endemic to Costa Rica. Clinidium centrale measure 6–7.4 mm (0.24–0.29 in) in length.

Clinidium integrum is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Rhysodinae. It was described by Antoine Henri Grouvelle in 1903. It is known from its type locality in western Amazonas state, Brazil, and from Leticia in Amazonas Department, Colombia.

Clinidium granatense is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Rhysodinae. It was described by Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat in 1873. It is known from Colombia.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. 1 2 "Clinidium Kirby, 1830: 6". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2013.