Microlia amici
| Microlia amici | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Genus: | Microlia |
| Species: | M. amici |
| Binomial name | |
| Microlia amici Bortoluzzi & Caron, 2016 | |
Microlia amici is a species of rove beetle first found in Brazil. It is a pollen-feeder. The species differs from M. meticola by possessing abdominal segments that are darker; mesotarsus with 5 segments; a seventh tergum without tubercles in the male; and the eighth tergum of the male being emarginated in the posterior margin.[1]
References
- ↑ Bortoluzzi, Sidnei, Edilson Caron, and Denise Silveira. "Two new species of Microlia Casey (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) with comments on obligatory pollen-feeders and the first record from South America." Zootaxa 4078.1 (2016): 197-208. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4078.1.18