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

Arthromelodes choui
Image of a male member of Arthromelodes choui, 2.5 mm long and brown in colour.
Male member of Arthromelodes choui, scale bar: 0.5 mm
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Genus: Arthromelodes
Species:
A. choui
Binomial name
Arthromelodes choui
Yin, 2018

Etymology

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

Description

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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

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  1. ^ 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.