| 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]