Clinidium halffteri 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 after the entomologist Gonzalo Halffter, the co-collector of the type series. The type locality is Amates in southern Veracruz, Mexico, near the Gulf of Mexico at a low elevation. Males in the type series measure 6.1–6.5 mm (0.24–0.26 in) in length.[1]

Clinidium halffteri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Clinidium
Species:
C. halffteri
Binomial name
Clinidium halffteri

References

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