Neolindus sauron

Neolindus sauron
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Staphylinidae
Genus:	Neolindus
Species:	N. sauron
Binomial name
Neolindus sauron Guzman, Tokareva & Żyła, 2024

Neolindus sauron is a species of beetle of the family Staphylinidae. This species is known from the type locality in Guyana (Upper Demerara-Berbice, Iwokrama Forest, Turtle Mountain) and the nearby Iwokrama Mountains.

Description

Adults have a brown head and pronotum, while the legs are light brown and the abdomen is brown.

Etymology

The species name is inspired by the structure of antiparameral sclerite in the aedeagus resembling the 'Eye of Sauron' in the movie trilogy The Lord of the Rings based on J.R.R. Tolkien's book series. ^[1]

References

1. Twenty-one new species of the Neotropical rove beetle genus Neolindus Scheerpeltz (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae)