A revision of the genus Plociopterus Kraatz (Staphylinidae: Xanthopygina) and the evolution of spectacular secondary sexual structures

Stylianos Chatzimanolis, Stephanie J. Swenson

Editorial summary

A revision of a Neotropical genus that treats 34 species, describes twelve as new and examines the evolution of conspicuous secondary sexual structures. This index represents the twelve newly described species rather than attempting to encode every taxon discussed in the monograph.

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Year: 2026
Journal: Zootaxa
Volume: 5846
Issue: 1
Pages / article: 1–89
Publication date: 8 July 2026
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5846.1.1
Publisher: Official publisher page
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Taxa and geography

Subfamily: Staphylininae Latreille, 1802
Tribe: Staphylinini Latreille, 1802
Genus: Plociopterus Kraatz, 1857
Species: Plociopterus ashei Chatzimanolis & Swenson, 2026, Plociopterus atrypos Chatzimanolis & Swenson, 2026, Plociopterus campbelli Chatzimanolis & Swenson, 2026, Plociopterus dactylos Chatzimanolis & Swenson, 2026, Plociopterus dichalotos Chatzimanolis & Swenson, 2026, Plociopterus diploportokalis Chatzimanolis & Swenson, 2026, Plociopterus kolasmenos Chatzimanolis & Swenson, 2026, Plociopterus mesanychtos Chatzimanolis & Swenson, 2026, Plociopterus polychromos Chatzimanolis & Swenson, 2026, Plociopterus portokalenios Chatzimanolis & Swenson, 2026, Plociopterus syngenevon Chatzimanolis & Swenson, 2026, Plociopterus triploportokalis Chatzimanolis & Swenson, 2026

Biogeographic region: Neotropical region

Work type: taxonomic revision, monograph, new species

Keywords: Coleoptera, Staphylinini, Staphylininae, taxonomy, Neotropical, new species