Toxidium scalenum

Toxidium scalenum is a species of beetle in the family Staphylinidae. This species is found in south-eastern Brazil (Minas Gerais).

Toxidium scalenum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Staphylinidae
Genus:	Toxidium
Species:	T. scalenum
Binomial name
Toxidium scalenum von Groll, 2025

Adults reach a length of about 1.9 mm and have a reddish-brown body and ochreous legs.

Adults have been collected from an undetermined crust/resupinate fungus.

Etymology

The species epithet is a Latin word meaning ‘unusual’, due to the distinct aedeagus shape.^[1]