''Clinidium baldufi'' is a species of

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in the subfamily Rhysodinae. It was described by R.T. Bell in 1970. It is

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to the central and eastern

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, east of central Iowa, southeastern Missouri and southwestern Mississippi, as far south as northern Florida, and north to northern Illinois, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. ''Clinidium baldufi'' measure in length.

References

Clinidium Beetles of the United States Endemic fauna of the United States Beetles described in 1970 {{Rhysodinae-stub