Gymnochthebius seminole
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| Gymnochthebius seminole | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Hydraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnochthebius |
| Species: | G. seminole |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnochthebius seminole Perkins 1980[1] | |
Gymnochthebius seminole is a species of tiny beetle in the family Hydraenidae.[2] It is known only from a single adult male specimen collected in a "sawgrass-mangrove area" along the Snake Bight Trail north of Flamingo in Everglades National Park, Florida on 27 August 1965.[1][3] This specimen was 1.20 millimetres (0.047 in) long, with a relatively robust body.[1] It is most similar to G. oppositus.[1] The species is named for the Seminole people of Florida.[1] The species is named for the Seminole tribe of Everglades State. Some of the oldest beetle fossils are hydraenids, which date back to the Lower Jurassic.[4]