Scaphidium

Translingual

Scaphidium quadrimaculatum

Etymology

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Proper noun

Scaphidium n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Staphylinidae – certain beetles found on fungi and slime molds.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Coleoptera – order; Polyphaga - suborder; Staphyliniformia - infraorder; Staphylinoidea - superfamily; Staphylinidae - family; Scaphidiinae - subfamily; Scaphidiini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Scaphidium quadrimaculatum (orange-spotted scaphidium, shining fungus beetle) - type species; for others see Scaphidium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Scaphidium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Scaphidium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Scaphidium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Scaphidium at BugGuide