Phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the subgenus Velleius Leach (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae)

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 15 May 2015Publisher:Magnolia PressJournal:Zootaxa, volume 3,957 (issn: 1175-5326, eissn: 1175-5334,

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Authors: Zhao, Zong-Yi; Zhou, Hong-Zhang;

doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3957.3.1

pmid: 26249075

Phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the subgenus Velleius Leach (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae)

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The subgenus Velleius Leach, 1819 of the genus Quedius Stephens, 1829 is a small and very distinctive group in the subtribe Quediina (Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) with pectinate antennal segments and larvae living in nests of Vespa species. This paper reviews the taxonomy of all Velleius species and analyzes the phylogeny of this group. Two new species, Quedius (Velleius) sagittalis sp. nov. from Shaanxi, China and Q. (V.) rectilatus sp. nov. from Guangdong, China, are described. Q. (V.) simillimus (Fairmaire,1891) syn. nov. is proposed as a new synonym of Q. (V.) pectinatus (Sharp, 1874). Phylogenetic result shows that all nine Velleius species can be divided into two clades and both have strong tree supports of Bremer/Bootstrap/Jackknife values.

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Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution
China (People's Republic of)
Institute of Zoology
China (People's Republic of)
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China (People's Republic of)

Keywords

Male, China, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animal Structures, Biodiversity, Organ Size, Staphylinidae, Coleoptera, Larva, Animalia, Animals, Body Size, Female, Animal Distribution, Phylogeny, Taxonomy

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