Clinidium whiteheadi is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Rhysodinae.[2] It was described by R.T. & J.R. Bell in 1985.[1][2] It is named for Donald R. Whitehead. It is known from Cerro Campana in Panama. The types were collected from the fruiting bodies of the slime mold Stemonitis:[1]

Clinidium whiteheadi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Clinidium
Species:
C. whiteheadi
Binomial name
Clinidium whiteheadi

Clinidium whiteheadi measure 5–5.8 mm (0.20–0.23 in) in length.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d 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.
  2. ^ a b "Clinidium whiteheadi R.T. & J.R.Bell, 1985". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-09.