Clivina (Antroforceps) alabama Bousquet 2012

Clivina alabama is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Scaritinae. It was described by Bousquet in 2012.

With the character states of the subgenus Antroforceps as described by Ball (2001: 138–144) and the followings: Color. Body uniformly rufous, with antennae, palpi and most of legs paler. Microsculpture. Frons and clypeus without microsculpture. Pronotum without microsculpture except for small area near the posteriolateral dentiform projections. Elytra without microsculpture. Proepisternum with coarse, isodiametric meshes, sculpticells convex. Visible abdominal sternites 1–6 with coarse isodiametric meshes except medially on sternites 2–4, sculpticells convex. Head. Clypeus with anterior margin slightly concave medially, without dentiform projections laterally. Frontocly- peal suture very shallow. Frons without median fovea. Eye absent. Antennomeres 6–10 submoniliform. Mentum tooth proportionally small, apex more or less rounded, not reaching apex of lobe. Thorax. Pronotum slightly transverse (see Table 1); lateral edges shallowly crenulate; anterior angles acutely protruding; median longitudinal impression narrow along posterior half, widened along anterior half; posteriolateral dentiform projections blunt, basal projection as large as apical projection. Elytra. Lateral edges minutely crenulate on basal fourth; interval 4 convex in basal fourth; interval 5 rather flat; interval 6 and 7 carinate through most of length; interval 3 with five setigerous punctures. SBL = 3.63–3.69 mm.

This species is currently known only from Blount County in north-central Alabama.