A revision of the genus Plociopterus Kraatz (Staphylinidae: Xanthopygina) and the evolution of spectacular secondary sexual structures
Citation details
Scientific scope
Taxonomic coverage: Subfamily — Complete; Tribe — Complete; Genus — Complete; Species — Focal taxa only
Biogeographic region: Neotropical region
Work type: taxonomic revision, monograph, new species
Keywords: Coleoptera, Staphylinini, Staphylininae, taxonomy, Neotropical, new species
Verification and provenance
Bibliographic identity verified from official sources
Scientific metadata: Partial · Status definitions
Confirmed and represented
- Subfamily Staphylininae, tribe Staphylinini and genus Plociopterus are confirmed by the official publication source.
- The current record indexes the 12 new species explicitly listed in the abstract.
Limits and unresolved fields
- The revision treats 34 species, so species-level coverage is intentionally focal rather than exhaustive.
- Xanthopygina is reported at subtribal rank; subtribes are not represented in the current public schema.
Sources checked
- primary publisher article page · Official source · checked