# Apoderiger grandis

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***Apoderiger grandis*** is a species of [beetle](/source/Beetle) of the [Staphylinidae](/source/Staphylinidae) family. This species is found in Madagascar (Manongarivo Special Reserve).

Adults reach a length of about 2.20 mm and have a yellowish-brown body.

The host ant of this species is *[Paratrechina amblyops rubescens](/source/Paratrechina_amblyops)*.

## Etymology

The species is named after the large size of the body.[1]

## References

1. [The Pselaphinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) of Madagascar. VIII. Revision of the myrmecophilous clavigerine genus Apoderiger Wasmann, 1897](https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/2811/12833)

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