Arthromelodes choui

{{Short description|Species of beetle}}

{{Speciesbox

| image = Arthromelodes_choui_(10.3897-zookeys.744.23318)_Figure_1_(cropped).jpg

| image_alt = Image of a male member of Arthromelodes choui, 2.5 mm long and brown in colour.

| image_caption = Male member of Arthromelodes choui, scale bar: 0.5 mm

| genus = Arthromelodes

| species = choui

| authority = Yin, 2018

| synonyms =

}}

Arthromelodes choui is a species of beetle belonging to the rove beetle family. Specimens have been collected from northern Taitung, Taiwan.

Etymology

The specific name choui is in honor of the Taiwanese specialist of the Cerambycidae, Wen-I Chou.{{cite journal |url=https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=23318 |title=First record of Arthromelodes Jeannel in China, with description of a new species |pages=43–47 |journal=ZooKeys |issue=744 |accessdate=3 April 2018|doi=10.3897/zookeys.744.23318 |pmid=29670443 |pmc=5904519 |date=2018-03-19 |last1=Yin |first1=Z. W. |doi-access=free }}

Description

Males range from 2.09–2.22 mm in length. Male bodies are reddish-brown. The head and pronotum are sparsely punctate, and the abdomen slightly narrower than the elytra.

References