Clinidium kochalkai is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Rhysodinae.[1] It was described by R.T. Bell & J.R. Bell in 1985.[1] It is named for arachnologist John A. Kochalka, friend and former student of the Bells. Clinidium kochalkai is known from Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. It measures 6mm in length.