Malaisdius smetanai

Malaisdius smetanai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Staphylinidae
Genus: Malaisdius
Species:
M. smetanai
Binomial name
Malaisdius smetanai
Brunke, 2023

Malaisdius smetanai is a species of beetle of the family Staphylinidae. It is found in eastern Nepal.

Description

Adults are similar to Malaisdius ruficeps, but differ by the following: the body (minus the abdomen) is 4.2 mm and adults are paler overall and not as sharply bicolored. The head, centre of the elytra, and abdominal tergites are dark orange-brown to dark brown and the pronotum, lateral parts of the elytra and paratergites are paler and brownish-orange.

Etymology

This species is named in honour Dr Aleš Smetana, who was working with the author on an early morphological concept of Malaisdius (and who created the name) several years before his passing in 2021.[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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