Scaphisoma infinitum
| Scaphisoma infinitum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Genus: | Scaphisoma |
| Species: | S. infinitum |
| Binomial name | |
| Scaphisoma infinitum von Groll, 2025 | |
Scaphisoma infinitum 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 1.09–1.36 mm and have a dark brown body.
Adults have been collected from undetermined resupinate and/or crust fungi. A few specimens where collected from a small decomposing log with Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa.
Etymology
The species epithet is a Latin word meaning ‘endless’, due to the large number of beetles that have been collected.[1]