The major species group of the genus Geodromicus L. Redtenbacher, 1857 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Omaliinae, Anthophagini), and additional faunistic data on some Palaearctic species

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A revision of the major species group combining synonymy and lectotype work with additional Palaearctic records. Six explicitly named species are indexed, while the article treats nine and contains broader locality coverage.

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Year: 2026
Journal: Zootaxa
Volume: 5799
Issue: 1
Pages / article: 32–52
Publication date: 24 April 2026
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5799.1.2
Publisher: Official publisher page
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Taxa and geography

Subfamily: Omaliinae MacLeay, 1825
Tribe: Anthophagini Thomson, 1859
Genus: Geodromicus Redtenbacher, 1857
Species: Geodromicus major Motschulsky, 1860, Geodromicus anlasi Shavrin, 2021, Geodromicus bodemeyeri Bernhauer, 1902, Geodromicus brevicollis Fauvel, 1875, Geodromicus plagiatus (Fabricius, 1798), Geodromicus zwickianus Fagel, 1976

Biogeographic region: Palaearctic region

Country: Türkiye

Reported localities: Crimea, Caucasus

Work type: taxonomic revision, synonymy, lectotype designation, faunistic records

Keywords: Coleoptera, rove beetles, Palaearctic, West Asia, Caucasus, Russia, Turkey, taxonomy, species groups, lectotypes, synonymy, redescriptions, diversity