Arthromelodes choui is a species of beetle belonging to the rove beetle family. Specimens have been collected from northern Taitung, Taiwan.
| Arthromelodes choui | |
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| Male member of Arthromelodes choui, scale bar: 0.5 mm | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Genus: | Arthromelodes |
| Species: | A. choui
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| Arthromelodes choui Yin, 2018
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Etymology
editThe specific name choui is in honor of the Taiwanese specialist of the Cerambycidae, Wen-I Chou.[1]
Description
editMales 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
edit- ^ a b 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.