Scaphisoma hilarum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
Family: | Staphylinidae |
Genus: | Scaphisoma |
Species: | S. hilarum |
Binomial name | |
Scaphisoma hilarum von Groll, 2025 | |
Scaphisoma hilarum is a species of beetle in the family Staphylinidae. This species is found in south-eastern Brazil (Minas Gerais).
Adults reach a length of about 1.25–1.41 mm and have a blackish body. Each elytron with a large dark ochreous macula and a yellow area near the apex.
Adults have been collected from Inonotus species.
The species epithet is a Latin word meaning ‘cheerful’, ‘merry’, referring to its merry colouration. [1]