Clinidium grimaldii

Clinidium grimaldii is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Rhysodinae.^[2] It was described by Ross Bell & J.R. Bell in 2009^[1][2] and named after entomologist David Grimaldi. The description was based on a male specimen (the holotype) originating from Oligo–Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic.^[1]

Clinidium grimaldii Temporal range: Oligocene–Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Clinidium
Species:	†C. grimaldii
Binomial name
†Clinidium grimaldii R.T. Bell & J.R. Bell, 2009[1]

Clinidium grimaldii holotype measures about 6 mm (0.2 in) in length (exact measurement is not possible because the elytral apex is missing).^[1]