New species and synonymies in Xenopygus Bernhauer (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylinini)
Author
Chatzimanolis, Stylianos
Author
Caron, Edilson
text
Zootaxa
2016
4200
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131
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journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4200.1.5
19137a58-09d1-4bfd-b42f-da50c723ce01
1175-5326
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analis
species group
This group includes the following species:
X. analis
,
X. bicolor
(Laporte)
and
X. confusus
Irmler. The
treatment provided by
Caron
et al.
(2016)
for these species is sufficient and no further updates are provided here besides a diagnosis for the species group. We should mention that
Caron
et al.
(2016)
incorrectly mentioned that there is a lectotype and paralectotypes for
X. analis
.
As correctly mentioned by Alfred Newton (pers. com.), even though there are lectotype labels
on
X. analis
, Irmler
never published these designations and these types are still syntypes.
Diagnosis.
Species in this group can be distinguished from other species in the
punctatus
group by the combination of the following characters: microtrichiae on antennae starting on antennomere 5; labial palpi 3 truncate, not dilated; pronotum with few rows of large punctures; porose structure present on sternite VII; paramere with peg setae in multiple rows.