Clinidium sculptile is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Rhysodinae.[2] It was described by Edward Newman in 1838.[2][3] It is endemic to the eastern United States, primarily Appalachia. It has been recorded on pitch pine (Pinus rigida) and tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera).[3]

Clinidium sculptile
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Rhysodinae
Genus: Clinidium
Species:
C. sculptile
Binomial name
Clinidium sculptile
(E. Newman, 1838)
Synonyms[1]
  • Rhysodes sculptilis Newman, 1838
  • Rhysodes conjungens Germar, 1840

Clinidium sculptile measure 6.5–7.6 mm (0.26–0.30 in) in length.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Clinidium sculptile (Newman, 1838)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Clinidium sculptile (Newman, 1838)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  3. ^ a b c Bell, Ross T. & Bell, Joyce R. (1985). "Rhysodini of the World. Part IV. Revisions of Rhyzodiastes Fairmaire and Clinidium Kirby, with new species in other genera (Coleoptera: Carabidae or Rhysodidae)". Quaestiones Entomologicae. 21 (1): 1–172.