Toxidium distortum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
Family: | Staphylinidae |
Genus: | Toxidium |
Species: | T. distortum |
Binomial name | |
Toxidium distortum von Groll, 2025 | |
Toxidium distortum is a species of beetle of the Staphylinidae family. This species is found in south-eastern Brazil (Minas Gerais).
Adults reach a length of about 1.88 mm and have a brown body.
Adults have been collected from an undetermined crust fungus.
The species epithet is a Latin word meaning ‘twisted’, due to the internal sac shape. [1]