Malaisdius ruficeps

Malaisdius ruficeps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Staphylinidae
Genus: Malaisdius
Species:
M. ruficeps
Binomial name
Malaisdius ruficeps
(Scheerpeltz, 1965)
Synonyms
  • Quedius (Microsaurus) ruficeps Scheerpeltz, 1965

Malaisdius ruficeps is a species of beetle of the family Staphylinidae. It is found in Myanmar (Kachin).

Description

Adults have a pale orange-red head and pronotum, sharply contrasting with the dark, vaguely bluish elytra and abdomen. The scutellum is very dark red, the abdomen with iridescent reflection.[1]

References

  1. ^ Part of this text is from “Review of Quedius (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) described from the 1934 expedition by R. Malaise to Myanmar” by Brunke A.J. This article is licensed under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC BY 4.0 license
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