Baeocera bottine
| Baeocera bottine | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Genus: | Baeocera |
| Species: | B. bottine
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| Binomial name | |
| Baeocera bottine von Groll, 2025
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Baeocera bottine is a species of beetle of the Staphylinidae family. This species is found in south-eastern Brazil (Minas Gerais).
Adults reach a length of about 1.16–1.22 mm and have a dark brown body.
Adults have been collected from Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa on a fallen Pinus tree.
Etymology
The species epithet is a French noun in apposition, meaning ‘boot’, in allusion to the female ovipositor’s resemblance to Victorian ladies’ boots.[1]