Cyparium newtoni

Cyparium newtoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Staphylinidae
Genus:	Cyparium
Species:	C. newtoni
Binomial name
	Cyparium newtoni; Groll & Lopes-Andrade, 2022

Cyparium newtoni is a species of beetle of the family Staphylinidae. This species is found in south-eastern Brazil (Minas Gerais).

Cyparium newtoni sp. nov. A–C. Holotype, ♂ (CELC). A. Dorsal view. B. Ventral view. C. Lateral view. D–E. Paratype, unknown sex (CELC). D. Dorsal view. E. Lateral view. F. Paratype, ♀ (CELC), dorsal view. Specimens collected at Mata do Paraíso (A–C) and Mata da Biologia (D–F), Viçosa (MG, Brazil). Scale bars = 1.0 mm.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2–2.22 mm (males) and 2–2.30 mm (females). The pronotum is reddish brown and the elytra are black.

Life history

Adults were collected from Psathyrella candolleana, Agaricus dulcidulus, Agaricus sylvaticus and Entoloma species.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Dr Alfred F. Newton (Field Museum, Chicago, USA) for his significant contribution to the systematics of Staphylinidae and more specifically of Scaphidiinae.^[2]

References

^ BioLib.cz
^ von Groll, Elisa; Lopes-Andrade, Cristiano (24 August 2022). "Contributions to the taxonomy of Neotropical Cyparium Erichson (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scaphidiinae), with the description of five new species". European Journal of Taxonomy. 835: 1–97. Retrieved October 6, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

[1] BioLib.cz

[2] von Groll, Elisa; Lopes-Andrade, Cristiano (24 August 2022). "Contributions to the taxonomy of Neotropical Cyparium Erichson (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scaphidiinae), with the description of five new species". European Journal of Taxonomy. 835: 1–97. Retrieved October 6, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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