Arthromelodes choui

Arthromelodes choui
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Staphylinidae
Subfamily:	Pselaphinae
Genus:	Arthromelodes
Species:	A. choui
Binomial name
	Arthromelodes choui; Yin, 2018

Arthromelodes choui is a species of beetle belonging to the rove beetle family. Specimens have been collected from northern Taitung, Taiwan.

Etymology

The specific name choui is in honor of the Taiwanese specialist of the Cerambycidae, Wen-I Chou.[1]

Description

Males range from 2.09–2.22 mm in length. Male bodies are reddish-brown. The head and pronotum are sparsely punctate, and the abdomen slightly narrower than the elytra.[1]

References

Yin, Z. W. (2018-03-19). "First record of Arthromelodes Jeannel in China, with description of a new species". ZooKeys (744): 43–47. doi:10.3897/zookeys.744.23318. PMC 5904519. PMID 29670443. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

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[arthromelodeschoui-1] Yin, Z. W. (2018-03-19). "First record of Arthromelodes Jeannel in China, with description of a new species". ZooKeys (744): 43–47. doi:10.3897/zookeys.744.23318. PMC 5904519. PMID 29670443. Retrieved 3 April 2018.