Neolindus dichymus

Neolindus dichymus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Staphylinidae
Genus:	Neolindus
Species:	N. dichymus
Binomial name
Neolindus dichymus Herman, 1991

Neolindus dichymus is a species of beetle of the family Staphylinidae. This species is known from Ecuador.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6 mm and are reddish brown, with the elytra and abdomen darker and the antennae and legs paler.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Greek di (meaning two) and kyma (meaning anything swollen) and refers to the pair of bosses on the lateral portion of the posterior margin of sternum VIII. ^[1]

References

1. Revision of the subtribe Cylindroxystina (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae). Bulletin of the AMNH ; no. 203