Cyparium collare

Cyparium collare is a species of beetle of the family Staphylinidae. This species is found in south-eastern Brazil (Matto Grosso, Sergipe, Minas Gerais).

Cyparium collare Pic, 1920. A–C. ♂ (CELC). A. Dorsal view. B. Ventral view. C. Lateral view. D–F. ♀ (CELC). D. Dorsal view. E. Lateral view. F. Dorsal view. Specimens collected at Mata do Paraíso (A–C) and Mata da Biologia (D–F), Viçosa (MG, Brazil). Scale bars = 1.0 mm.

Cyparium collare
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Staphylinidae
Genus:	Cyparium
Species:	C. collare
Binomial name
Cyparium collare Pic, 1920[1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.60–3.40 mm (males) and 2.56–3.52 mm (females). The pronotum is reddish brown and the elytra are black.

Life history

Adults were collected from various Marasmiellus species (including Marasmiellus cubensis), Leucoprinus species (including Leucocoprinus cepistipes and Leucocoprinus ianthinus), Inocybe, Volvariella, Lepiota, Pluteus, Mycena, Entoloma and Conocybe species, as well as Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus, Macrolepiota colombiana, Heimiomyces neovelutipes, Lulesia lignicola, Pleurotus pulmonarius, Coprinellus disseminatus and Favolus tenuiculus.^[2]