Clinidium mareki

Clinidium mareki is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Rhysodinae.[2] It was described by Oldřich Hovorka in 1997.[1][2] It is known from the northern slope of Mount Corazón in Ecuador and named after its collector, Jaroslav Marek. The type series was collected near the upper forest limit at 3,500 m (11,500 ft) above sea level in a dead, dry, charred, rotten stem.[1]

Clinidium mareki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Clinidium
Species:
C. mareki
Binomial name
Clinidium mareki
Hovorka, 1997[1]

Clinidium mareki measure 7.7–8.4 mm (0.3–0.3 in) in length.[1]

References

  1. Hovorka, Oldřich (1997). "New Clinidium species from Ecuador (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Rhysodini)" (PDF). Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae. 61 (1): 19–22.
  2. "Clinidium mareki Hovorka, 1997". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-09.


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