Clinidium sculptile
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| Clinidium sculptile | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Rhysodinae |
| Genus: | Clinidium |
| Species: | C. sculptile |
| Binomial name | |
| Clinidium sculptile (E. Newman, 1838) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Clinidium sculptile is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Rhysodinae.[2] It was described by Edward Newman in 1838.[2][3] It is endemic to the eastern United States, primarily Appalachia. It has been recorded on pitch pine (Pinus rigida) and tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera).[3]
Clinidium sculptile measure 6.5–7.6 mm (0.26–0.30 in) in length.[3]