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  • an amblyopinine rove beetle coleoptera Staphylinidae staphylininae amblyopinini from the earliest miocene foulden maar fossil lagerstatte new zealand
    Journal of Paleontology, 2020
    Co-Authors: Josh Jenkins Shaw, Alexey Solodovnikov, Ming Bai, Uwe Kaulfuss
    Abstract:

    The first fossil rove beetle (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from New Zealand is described from the earliest Miocene Foulden Maar fossil-Lagerstatte, Otago. The new species, Sphingoquedius meto n. sp., is attributable to the tribe Amblyopinini of the subfamily Staphylininae based on the scutellum with anterior scutellar ridge only; isodiametric microsculpture on the pronotum; multidirectional arranged setae on the elytra; and presence of radiating setae on the fourth abdominal tergite. Sphingoquedius meto n. sp. is the first Southern Hemisphere fossil record of Amblyopinini and its affinity to the extant fauna as well as biogeographic and paleocological implications are discussed.UUID: http://zoobank.org/52275b83-d5ff-48af-A66F-2d62c3461677

  • a new genus and species of staphylininae rove beetle from the peruvian amazon coleoptera Staphylinidae
    ZooKeys, 2020
    Co-Authors: Josh Jenkins Shaw, Igor Orlov, Alexey Solodovnikov
    Abstract:

    A new monotypic genus of Staphylininae Latreille, 1802 tribe incertae sedis is proposed based on Amazonothops aslaki gen. et sp. nov. from the Peruvian Amazon. Descriptions and illustrations of the new genus and species are provided. Its systematic placement and phylogenetic significance are discussed.

  • multilocus phylogeny defines a new classification of staphylininae coleoptera Staphylinidae a rove beetle group with high lineage diversity
    Systematic Entomology, 2020
    Co-Authors: Dagmara żyla, Alexey Solodovnikov
    Abstract:

    We provide the first multilocus molecular phylogeny of a group corresponding to the former subfamily Staphylininae. Results are corroborated by the morphological, biogeographical and palaeobiological evidence to serve as a baseline for an updated suprageneric classification. The former subfamily Staphylininae is proven to be a lineage sister to the monophyletic Paederinae and reclassified according to a robust phylogeny resolving a number of long‐standing controversies. The subfamily Xantholininae (revised status) is reinstated to contain the tribes Xantholinini, Othiini, Maorothiini and Diochini. Subfamily Platyprosopinae (revised status) is reinstated for the tribes Platyprosopinini, Arrowinini and †Thayeralinini. For a highly peculiar genus Coomania Cameron, formerly in Diochini, a new subfamily Coomaniinae subfam.n. is established and the composition of Diochini (revised status) is changed accordingly. The subfamily Staphylininae (revised status) is reduced to contain the former tribe Staphylinini only. Elevating this mega‐diverse tribe to the subfamily rank opened up an opportunity for its more fractional classification by raising several subtribes to the tribal level as follows: Acylophorini, Afroquediini, Amblyopinini, Antimerini, †Baltognathini, Cyrtoquediini, Erichsoniini, Hyptiomini, Indoquediini, Quediini and Tanygnathinini (revised status for all). As a result, the most species‐rich tribe Staphylinini (revised status) is reduced to the more homogeneous lineage containing the subtribes Algonina, Anisolinina, Philonthina, Philothalpina, Staphylinina and Xanthopygina. Morphological synapomorphies and diagnostic characters supporting all newly defined higher taxa are provided. This published work has been registered on ZooBank, http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:DED8B042‐83C9‐4D10‐B0CB‐B50372B067A9.

  • Revision of the Quedius fauna of Middle Asia (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylininae)
    Pensoft Publishers, 2018
    Co-Authors: Maria Salnitska, Alexey Solodovnikov
    Abstract:

    Twenty eight species of the genus Quedius from Middle Asia comprising Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, are revised. Quedius altaicus Korge, 1962, Q. capitalis Eppelsheim, 1892, Q. fusicornis Luze, 1904, Q. solskyi Luze, 1904 and Q. cohaesus Eppelsheim, 1888 are redescribed. The following new synonymies are established: Q. solskyi Luze, 1904 = Q. asiaticus Bernhauer, 1918, syn. n.; Q. cohaesus Eppelsheim, 1888 = Q. turkmenicus Coiffait, 1969, syn. n., = Q. afghanicus Coiffait, 1977, syn. n.; Q. hauseri Bernhauer, 1918 = Q. peneckei Bernhauer, 1918, syn. n., = Q. ouzbekiscus Coiffait, 1969, syn. n.; Q. imitator Luze, 1904 = Q. tschinganensis Coiffait, 1969, syn. n.; Q. novus Eppelsheim, 1892 = Q. dzambulensis Coiffait, 1967, syn. n., Q. pseudonigriceps Reitter, 1909 = Q. kirklarensis Korge, 1971, syn. n. Lectotypes are designated for Q. asiaticus Bernhauer, 1918, Q. fusicornis Luze, 1904, Q. hauseri Bernhauer, 1918, Q. imitator Luze, 1904, Q. novus Eppelsheim, 1892 and Q. solskyi Luze, 1904. For all revised species, taxonomy, distribution and bionomics are summarized. Quedius fuliginosus (Gravenhorst, 1802), Q. sundukovi Smetana, 2003 and Q. pseudonigriceps Reitter, 1909 are recorded for Middle Asia for the first time. One species from the Q. coloratus-group, found to be new to science is not described due to shortage of material. Another possibly new species is tentatively identified as Q. fulvicollis Stephens, 1833 until the taxonomy of that widespread species is revised. An identification key to all species is provided

  • early evolution of the hyperdiverse rove beetle tribe staphylinini coleoptera Staphylinidae staphylininae and a revision of its higher classification
    Cladistics, 2016
    Co-Authors: Adam Brunke, Stylianos Chatzimanolis, Harald Schillhammer, Alexey Solodovnikov
    Abstract:

    The rove beetle tribe Staphylinini (Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) is a monophyletic lineage of over 5500 relatively large and charismatic species, yet its higher classification remains deeply rooted in historical concepts. Despite recent progress toward inferring phylogenetic relationships within this group using morphological and molecular datasets, relationships among taxa that were united under a polyphyletic "Quediina" remain largely unknown. To infer these relationships, we analysed a six-gene dataset (4370 bp) using parsimony and model-based analyses and the results were placed in the context of morphology. While all genes contributed synapomorphies for major lineages or relationships between them, carbamoyl synthetase (CAD), topoisomerase I (TP) and wingless (Wg) were the most informative. TP was generally most informative at the level of subtribe, Wg above this level and CAD throughout the tree. The monophyly of Staphylinini was strongly supported and analyses support seven clades that correspond to higher taxonomic levels, four of which are formally described as subtribes here: Acylophorina stat. rev., Cyrtoquediina new subtribe, Erichsoniina new subtribe and Indoquediina new subtribe. The majority of Staphylinini taxa were recovered within a well-supported "northern hemisphere clade" that is weakly represented in the southern hemisphere. The composition and morphological diagnosis of the "Staphylinini propria" clade are revised, and the pronotum shape historically associated with this group is shown to have evolved multiple times elsewhere in Staphylinini. The genus Stevensia is moved from Staphylinina to Acylophorina based on morphological evidence. Cyrtoquedius stat. nov., previously a subgenus of Quedius, is raised to the genus level. The following 32 new combinations (from Quedius) are proposed: Cyrtoquedius anthracinus (Solsky); C. arrogans (Sharp); C. basiventris (Sharp); C. bolivianus (Sharp); C. bruchi (Bernhauer); C. clypealis (Sharp); C. concolor (Sharp); C. flavicaudus (Sharp); C. flavinasis (Bernhauer); C. frenatus (Erichson); C. graciliventris (Sharp); C. jacobi (Scheerpeltz); C. jocosus (Sharp); C. labiatus (Erichson); C. laeviventris (Bernhauer); C. mexicanus (Sharp); C. ochropygus (Bernhauer); C. ogloblini (Bernhauer); C. ornatocollis (Bierig); C. protensus (Sharp); C. rufinasus (Sharp); C. verecundus (Sharp); C. verres (Smetana); Indoquedius borneensis (Cameron); I. dispersepunctatus (Scheerpeltz); I. javanus (Cameron); I. malaisei (Scheerpeltz); I. micantiventris (Scheerpeltz); I. parallelicollis (Scheerpeltz); I. philippinus (Cameron); I. recticollis (Scheerpeltz); and I. sanguinipennis (Scheerpeltz). Cyrtoquedius verres is recorded from the state of Georgia (USA) for the first time, which, together with its transfer from Quedius, extends the distribution of the Cyrtoquediina significantly northward into the Nearctic.

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  • A revision of Haematodes Laporte and Weiserianum Bernhauer (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae: Xanthopygina)
    PeerJ Inc., 2018
    Co-Authors: Adam J. Brunke, Stylianos Chatzimanolis
    Abstract:

    The species of poorly known but charismatic genera Haematodes Laporte, 1835 and Weiserianum Bernhauer, 1927 are revised. Weiserianum syn. nov. is considered a junior synonym of Haematodes, with Haematodes kuntzeni (Scheerpeltz, 1936) comb. nov. Weiserianum woltersi Bernhauer, 1927 syn. nov. is treated as a synonym of Haematodes tenuipes Kraatz, 1858. Haematodes myteros sp. nov., is described from Paraguay and Brazil. As the type series of Haematodes bicolor Laporte, 1835 is considered lost, a neotype, selected from the original type locality is designated. We also designate a lectotype for H. tenuipes Kraatz, 1858 to stabilize nomenclature for this species, which is similar to H. myteros. As far as known, Haematodes is restricted to the southern Neotropical region and may be nest parasites within Acromyrmex and Atta ant nests as are species of the related genus Scariphaeus, but no direct observations are yet available. We provide a key to the four known species of Haematodes and illustrate their diagnostic features

  • early evolution of the hyperdiverse rove beetle tribe staphylinini coleoptera Staphylinidae staphylininae and a revision of its higher classification
    Cladistics, 2016
    Co-Authors: Adam Brunke, Stylianos Chatzimanolis, Harald Schillhammer, Alexey Solodovnikov
    Abstract:

    The rove beetle tribe Staphylinini (Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) is a monophyletic lineage of over 5500 relatively large and charismatic species, yet its higher classification remains deeply rooted in historical concepts. Despite recent progress toward inferring phylogenetic relationships within this group using morphological and molecular datasets, relationships among taxa that were united under a polyphyletic "Quediina" remain largely unknown. To infer these relationships, we analysed a six-gene dataset (4370 bp) using parsimony and model-based analyses and the results were placed in the context of morphology. While all genes contributed synapomorphies for major lineages or relationships between them, carbamoyl synthetase (CAD), topoisomerase I (TP) and wingless (Wg) were the most informative. TP was generally most informative at the level of subtribe, Wg above this level and CAD throughout the tree. The monophyly of Staphylinini was strongly supported and analyses support seven clades that correspond to higher taxonomic levels, four of which are formally described as subtribes here: Acylophorina stat. rev., Cyrtoquediina new subtribe, Erichsoniina new subtribe and Indoquediina new subtribe. The majority of Staphylinini taxa were recovered within a well-supported "northern hemisphere clade" that is weakly represented in the southern hemisphere. The composition and morphological diagnosis of the "Staphylinini propria" clade are revised, and the pronotum shape historically associated with this group is shown to have evolved multiple times elsewhere in Staphylinini. The genus Stevensia is moved from Staphylinina to Acylophorina based on morphological evidence. Cyrtoquedius stat. nov., previously a subgenus of Quedius, is raised to the genus level. The following 32 new combinations (from Quedius) are proposed: Cyrtoquedius anthracinus (Solsky); C. arrogans (Sharp); C. basiventris (Sharp); C. bolivianus (Sharp); C. bruchi (Bernhauer); C. clypealis (Sharp); C. concolor (Sharp); C. flavicaudus (Sharp); C. flavinasis (Bernhauer); C. frenatus (Erichson); C. graciliventris (Sharp); C. jacobi (Scheerpeltz); C. jocosus (Sharp); C. labiatus (Erichson); C. laeviventris (Bernhauer); C. mexicanus (Sharp); C. ochropygus (Bernhauer); C. ogloblini (Bernhauer); C. ornatocollis (Bierig); C. protensus (Sharp); C. rufinasus (Sharp); C. verecundus (Sharp); C. verres (Smetana); Indoquedius borneensis (Cameron); I. dispersepunctatus (Scheerpeltz); I. javanus (Cameron); I. malaisei (Scheerpeltz); I. micantiventris (Scheerpeltz); I. parallelicollis (Scheerpeltz); I. philippinus (Cameron); I. recticollis (Scheerpeltz); and I. sanguinipennis (Scheerpeltz). Cyrtoquedius verres is recorded from the state of Georgia (USA) for the first time, which, together with its transfer from Quedius, extends the distribution of the Cyrtoquediina significantly northward into the Nearctic.

  • terataki a new genus of staphylinini coleoptera Staphylinidae staphylininae from south america
    Zootaxa, 2013
    Co-Authors: Stylianos Chatzimanolis
    Abstract:

    A new genus of Xanthopygina is described here as Terataki gen. n. and includes the following species: Te. badiipennis comb. n., Te. caterinoi sp. n., Te. erithracus comb. n. and Te. liliputanum comb. n. Lectotypes are designated for Creophilus badiipennis Nordmann, C. chloris Nordmann, C. erithracus Nordmann and Polyphematiana liliputana Bernhauer. Creophilus chloris is shown to be a junior synonym of C. erithracus and Trigonopselaphus nobilis Wendeler a junior synonym of C. badiipennis. A key and illustrations of structural features are provided for the identification of specimens.

  • the fauna of staphylininae in dominican amber coleoptera Staphylinidae
    Annals of Carnegie Museum, 2013
    Co-Authors: Stylianos Chatzimanolis, Michael S. Engel
    Abstract:

    ABSTRACT The fauna of staphylinine rove beetles (Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) in early Miocene (Burdigalian) amber of the Dominican Republic is described and figured. In total, seven species are recognized representing two tribes, four subtribes, and five genera. The following taxa are described as new species: Heterothops cornelli, Heterothops infernalis, Holisus funeratus, Philonthus hades, Philonthus rhadamanthus, Quedius electrodominicanus, and Neoxantholinus apolithomenus . A brief summary of Dominican and Mexican amber Staphylinoidea is provided and comments included on the biogeography of ancient Hispaniola.

  • Leehermania prorova, the Earliest Staphyliniform Beetle, from the Late Triassic of Virginia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)
    American Museum Novitates, 2012
    Co-Authors: Stylianos Chatzimanolis, David A. Grimaldi, Michael S. Engel, Nicholas C. Fraser
    Abstract:

    ABSTRACT The Staphylinidae contain over 57,000 described species, thus comprising one of the largest families in all Insecta. Leehermania prorova Chatzimanolis, Grimaldi, and Engel, new genus and species, is described, which is the earliest staphylinid and the oldest definitive polyphagan beetle. The new species is based on a series of well-preserved specimens from the early Norian to late Carnian-aged (Late Triassic) Cow Branch Formation of southern Virginia. It is considered to be subfamily incertae sedis within Staphylinidae, but its possible affinity with the tachyporine group of staphylinids is noted. A summary of all Mesozoic Staphylinidae is provided and the evolutionary history of the lineage briefly discussed.

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  • a transitional fossil sheds light on the early evolution of the staphylinine group of rove beetles coleoptera Staphylinidae
    Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 2021
    Co-Authors: Yuchu Liu, Margaret K Thayer, Erik Tihelka, Diying Huang, Li Tian, Alfred F Newton, Chenyang Cai
    Abstract:

    Rove beetles of the Staphylinine group of subfamilies represent the most species-rich clade of Staphylinidae, which in turn is the most speciose beetle family. While several relationships within th...

  • a new fossil species of the rove beetle subfamily protopselaphinae coleoptera Staphylinidae from mid cretaceous burmese amber
    Historical Biology, 2020
    Co-Authors: Yuchu Liu, Erik Tihelka, Diying Huang, Li Tian, Chenyang Cai
    Abstract:

    Protopselaphinae is a monogeneric subfamily of Staphylinidae comprising eight extant and one extinct species of minute rove beetles. We describe a tenth species of this enigmatic subfamily, Protops...

  • new data old story molecular data illuminate the tribal relationships among rove beetles of the subfamily staphylininae coleoptera Staphylinidae
    Insects, 2020
    Co-Authors: Erik Tihelka, Margaret K Thayer, Alfred F Newton, Chenyang Cai
    Abstract:

    The megadiverse subfamily Staphylininae traditionally belonged to the best-defined rove beetle taxa, but the advent of molecular phylogenetics in the last decade has brought turbulent changes to the group’s classification. Here, we reevaluate the internal relationships among the tribes of Staphylininae by implementing tree inference methods that suppress common sources of systematic error. In congruence with morphological data, and in contrast to some previous phylogenetic studies, we unambiguously recover Staphylininae and Paederinae as monophyletic in the traditional sense. We show that the recently proposed subfamily Platyprosopinae (Arrowinus and Platyprosopus) is a phylogenetic artefact and reinstate Arrowinus as a member of Arrowinini stat. res. and Platyprosopus as a member of Platyprosopini stat. res. We show that several recent changes to the internal classification of the subfamily are phylogenetically unjustified and systematically unnecessary. We, therefore, reestablish Platyprosopini, Staphylinini, and Xantholinini as tribes within Staphylininae (all stat. res.) and recognize Coomaniini as a tribe (stat. nov.) rather than subfamily. Consequently, the traditional ranks of the subtribes Acylophorina, Afroquediina, Amblyopinina, Antimerina, †Baltognathina, Cyrtoquediina, Erichsoniina, Hyptiomina, Indoquediina, Quediina, and Tanygnathinina are restored (all stat. res.). We review the current classification of Staphylininae and discuss sources of incongruence in multigene phylogenies.

  • congruence of morphological and molecular phylogenies of the rove beetle subfamily staphylininae coleoptera Staphylinidae
    Scientific Reports, 2019
    Co-Authors: Chenyang Cai, Margaret K Thayer, Yong Li Wang, Lu Liang, Ziwei Yin, Alfred F Newton, Yu Lingzi Zhou
    Abstract:

    Staphylininae is the third largest subfamily of the enormous family Staphylinidae. Monophyly of Staphylininae and its sister relationship to the subfamily Paederinae have been broadly accepted according to both conventional morphology- and molecular-based phylogenies until the last three years. Recent molecular phylogenies rejected monophyly of Staphylininae and regarded Paederinae as a clade within it. This paper re-evaluates the recent molecular work, aiming to clarify the relationship between Staphylininae and Paederinae and resolve intertribal relationships within Staphylininae. Based on a new six-gene data set (5707 bp) for 92 taxa including Oxyporinae (outgroup), representatives of Paederinae, and members of all extant tribes of Staphylininae from published DNA data in GenBank, we generated a well-resolved phylogeny of Staphylininae with all deep nodes (intertribal relationships) strongly supported, and reassert the hypothesis that Staphylininae is monophyletic and indeed the sister group to Paederinae using both Bayesian and maximum likelihood inference. Additionally, our study is a case-study to show that both outgroup selection and completeness of nucleotide data can influence the outcome of a molecular phylogeny. With an increasing number of staphylinid fossils being discovered, the robust phylogeny of Staphylininae inferred by our research will provide a good framework for understanding the early evolution of this group.

  • a new genus of dasycerine rove beetles from upper cretaceous burmese amber and its phylogenetic implications coleoptera Staphylinidae
    Cretaceous Research, 2018
    Co-Authors: Chenyang Cai, Margaret K Thayer, Ziwei Yin, Alfred F Newton, Diying Huang
    Abstract:

    Abstract The rove beetle subfamily Dasycerinae, having specialized latridiid-like body forms, are very distinctive among Staphylinidae. Fossil dasycerines are sparse, with only one species known from the Upper Cretaceous Burmese amber. Here we describe a new and more typical staphylinid-looking Dasycerinae genus and species, Vetudasycerus burmiticus gen. et sp. nov., from the Cretaceous Burmese amber (ca. 99 Ma). It exhibits many defining features of the extant Dasycerinae (e.g., acuminate maxillary palpomere 4, verticillate and clubbed antennae, striate and carinate elytra, separated mesocoxae, and 3-segmented tarsi), but retains probably plesiomorphic traits, including short, comparatively compact antennae, greatly shortened elytra, and well-developed hind wings. The discovery reinforces the hypothesis that the Dasycerinae is a subfamily of Staphylinidae, closely related to Neophoninae, Protopselaphinae and Pselaphinae. It also highlights the palaeodiversity of the subfamily Dasycerinae in late Mesozoic.

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  • a transitional fossil sheds light on the early evolution of the staphylinine group of rove beetles coleoptera Staphylinidae
    Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 2021
    Co-Authors: Yuchu Liu, Margaret K Thayer, Erik Tihelka, Diying Huang, Li Tian, Alfred F Newton, Chenyang Cai
    Abstract:

    Rove beetles of the Staphylinine group of subfamilies represent the most species-rich clade of Staphylinidae, which in turn is the most speciose beetle family. While several relationships within th...

  • new data old story molecular data illuminate the tribal relationships among rove beetles of the subfamily staphylininae coleoptera Staphylinidae
    Insects, 2020
    Co-Authors: Erik Tihelka, Margaret K Thayer, Alfred F Newton, Chenyang Cai
    Abstract:

    The megadiverse subfamily Staphylininae traditionally belonged to the best-defined rove beetle taxa, but the advent of molecular phylogenetics in the last decade has brought turbulent changes to the group’s classification. Here, we reevaluate the internal relationships among the tribes of Staphylininae by implementing tree inference methods that suppress common sources of systematic error. In congruence with morphological data, and in contrast to some previous phylogenetic studies, we unambiguously recover Staphylininae and Paederinae as monophyletic in the traditional sense. We show that the recently proposed subfamily Platyprosopinae (Arrowinus and Platyprosopus) is a phylogenetic artefact and reinstate Arrowinus as a member of Arrowinini stat. res. and Platyprosopus as a member of Platyprosopini stat. res. We show that several recent changes to the internal classification of the subfamily are phylogenetically unjustified and systematically unnecessary. We, therefore, reestablish Platyprosopini, Staphylinini, and Xantholinini as tribes within Staphylininae (all stat. res.) and recognize Coomaniini as a tribe (stat. nov.) rather than subfamily. Consequently, the traditional ranks of the subtribes Acylophorina, Afroquediina, Amblyopinina, Antimerina, †Baltognathina, Cyrtoquediina, Erichsoniina, Hyptiomina, Indoquediina, Quediina, and Tanygnathinina are restored (all stat. res.). We review the current classification of Staphylininae and discuss sources of incongruence in multigene phylogenies.

  • congruence of morphological and molecular phylogenies of the rove beetle subfamily staphylininae coleoptera Staphylinidae
    Scientific Reports, 2019
    Co-Authors: Chenyang Cai, Margaret K Thayer, Yong Li Wang, Lu Liang, Ziwei Yin, Alfred F Newton, Yu Lingzi Zhou
    Abstract:

    Staphylininae is the third largest subfamily of the enormous family Staphylinidae. Monophyly of Staphylininae and its sister relationship to the subfamily Paederinae have been broadly accepted according to both conventional morphology- and molecular-based phylogenies until the last three years. Recent molecular phylogenies rejected monophyly of Staphylininae and regarded Paederinae as a clade within it. This paper re-evaluates the recent molecular work, aiming to clarify the relationship between Staphylininae and Paederinae and resolve intertribal relationships within Staphylininae. Based on a new six-gene data set (5707 bp) for 92 taxa including Oxyporinae (outgroup), representatives of Paederinae, and members of all extant tribes of Staphylininae from published DNA data in GenBank, we generated a well-resolved phylogeny of Staphylininae with all deep nodes (intertribal relationships) strongly supported, and reassert the hypothesis that Staphylininae is monophyletic and indeed the sister group to Paederinae using both Bayesian and maximum likelihood inference. Additionally, our study is a case-study to show that both outgroup selection and completeness of nucleotide data can influence the outcome of a molecular phylogeny. With an increasing number of staphylinid fossils being discovered, the robust phylogeny of Staphylininae inferred by our research will provide a good framework for understanding the early evolution of this group.

  • a new genus of dasycerine rove beetles from upper cretaceous burmese amber and its phylogenetic implications coleoptera Staphylinidae
    Cretaceous Research, 2018
    Co-Authors: Chenyang Cai, Margaret K Thayer, Ziwei Yin, Alfred F Newton, Diying Huang
    Abstract:

    Abstract The rove beetle subfamily Dasycerinae, having specialized latridiid-like body forms, are very distinctive among Staphylinidae. Fossil dasycerines are sparse, with only one species known from the Upper Cretaceous Burmese amber. Here we describe a new and more typical staphylinid-looking Dasycerinae genus and species, Vetudasycerus burmiticus gen. et sp. nov., from the Cretaceous Burmese amber (ca. 99 Ma). It exhibits many defining features of the extant Dasycerinae (e.g., acuminate maxillary palpomere 4, verticillate and clubbed antennae, striate and carinate elytra, separated mesocoxae, and 3-segmented tarsi), but retains probably plesiomorphic traits, including short, comparatively compact antennae, greatly shortened elytra, and well-developed hind wings. The discovery reinforces the hypothesis that the Dasycerinae is a subfamily of Staphylinidae, closely related to Neophoninae, Protopselaphinae and Pselaphinae. It also highlights the palaeodiversity of the subfamily Dasycerinae in late Mesozoic.

  • checklist of the Staphylinidae coleoptera in korea
    Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2017
    Co-Authors: Keejeong Ahn, Youngbok Cho, Yoonho Kim, Inseong Yoo, Alfred F Newton
    Abstract:

    Abstract A list of the 646 described species of Staphylinidae in Korea is presented. The list is in taxonomic sequence by subfamily, tribe, and genus and includes 215 genera in 55 tribes and 18 subfamilies. We provide the page reference of the original description of every species and genus listed, of many synonyms, and of all the Korean records. The list provides distribution of all the species by country (and for the larger countries, by province or state). A brief taxonomic history of the Korean Staphylinidae is presented. A complete bibliography is provided.

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