Carpelimus
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Carpelimus aridus
Carpelimus aridus is a small rove beetle (Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae) described by Jacquelin du Val in 1857. The species is distributed across the Caribbean region, with records from Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and the Cayman Islands, as well as parts of mainland Central America including Mexico and Guatemala. As a member of the spiny-legged rove beetle subfamily Oxytelinae, it belongs to a group characterized by modified legs and association with riparian or moist habitats.