Clinidium grimaldii
Clinidium grimaldii is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Rhysodinae.[2] It was described by Ross Bell & J.R. Bell in 2009[1][2] and named after entomologist David Grimaldi. The description was based on a male specimen (the holotype) originating from Oligo–Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Clinidium |
| Species: | †C. grimaldii |
| Binomial name | |
| †Clinidium grimaldii | |
Clinidium grimaldii holotype measures about 6 mm (0.2 in) in length (exact measurement is not possible because the elytral apex is missing).[1]
References
- Bell, Ross T. & Bell, Joyce R. (2009). "Rhysodine beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae): new species, new data III". Annals of Carnegie Museum. 78 (1): 45–77. doi:10.2992/007.078.0104.
- "Clinidium Kirby, 1830: 6". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
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