Baeocera inusitata

Baeocera inusitata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Staphylinidae
Genus: Baeocera
Species:
B. inusitata
Binomial name
Baeocera inusitata
von Groll, 2025

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

Adults reach a length of about 1.09–1.31 mm and have a dark brown body.

Adults have been collected from Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa on a fallen Pinus tree and other two logs, also covered with C. fruticulosa.

Etymology

The species epithet is a Latin word meaning ‘unusual’, referring to the distinctive morphology of the female ovipositor.[1]

References

  1. ^ Twenty new species of Scaphidiinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Minas Gerais, Southeast Brazil
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