Xanthopygoides niger Cameron, 1951 (Xanthopygina) belongs to the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Philonthina): systematic and nomenclatural changes for the African Staphylinini (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylininae, Staphylinini) | Zendy

Alexey Solodovnikov | Zendy

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Xanthopygoides niger Cameron, 1951 (Xanthopygina) belongs to the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Philonthina): systematic and nomenclatural changes for the African Staphylinini (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylininae, Staphylinini)

Author(s) -

Alexey Solodovnikov

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

zookeys

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1313-2989

pISSN - 1313-2970

DOI - 10.3897/zookeys.5.59

Subject(s) - subgenus , synonym (taxonomy) , genus , zoology , biology , taxonomy (biology) , nomenclature

A poorly known African species Xanthopygoides niger (Cameron, 1951), hitherto a member of the monotypic genus of the subtribe Xanthopygina is transferred to the subgenus Raucalius Tottenham, 1949 of the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829, subtribe Philonthina, and redescribed. The new genus-group synonym Raucalius Tottenham, 1951 = Xanthopygoides Verdcourt, 1952 is established. A new combination Philonthus niger (Cameron, 1951), preoccupied by Philonthus niger (O. Müller, 1764) which is a synonym of Philonthus splendens (Fabricius, 1793), is replaced by a new name Philonthus neoniger Solodovnikov, nom.nov. Diagnostic characters of the genus Philonthus, and the Staphylinini subtribes Xanthopygina and Philonthina are discussed

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