Revised concept of the paederine rove beetle genus Lypeticus Sharp, 1886 with the genus Leiporaphes Bernhauer, 1912 as a synonym and three species new to science (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)

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Guzman Sarmiento and Żyła revise Lypeticus, place Leiporaphes in synonymy, describe three new species and expand the genus across the Neotropics.

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Year: 2026
Journal: Evolutionary Systematics
Volume: 10
Issue: 2
Pages / article: 327–343
Publication date: 18 September 2026
DOI: 10.3897/evolsyst.10.206974
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Library copy: Open PDF on Google Drive Yoan Camilo Guzman Sarmiento; Dagmara Żyła (2026). Revised concept of the paederine rove beetle genus Lypeticus Sharp, 1886 with the genus Leiporaphes Bernhauer, 1912 as a synonym and three species new to science (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). Evolutionary Systematics 10(2): 327–343. DOI: 10.3897/evolsyst.10.206974. Source: https://evolsyst.pensoft.net/article/206974/. The PDF is provided unchanged. CC BY 4.0
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Subfamily: Paederinae Fleming, 1821
Tribe: Paederini Fleming, 1821
Genus: Lypeticus Sharp, 1886
Species: Lypeticus nori Sarmiento & Żyła, 2026, Lypeticus paraguayensis Sarmiento & Żyła, 2026, Lypeticus plaumanni Sarmiento & Żyła, 2026

Biogeographic region: Neotropical region

Countries: Bolivia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Paraguay

Work type: taxonomy, revision, new synonymy, new combination, new species, identification key, distribution records

Keywords: Paederinae, Lypeticus, Leiporaphes, Neotropical region, taxonomy, new synonymy, new species, identification key