Velleius

Velleius dilatatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Staphylinoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Staphyliniformia Superfamilia: Staphylinoidea

Familia: Staphylinidae
Subfamilia: Staphylininae
Tribus: Staphylinini
Subtribus: Quediina
Genus: Quedius
Subgenus: Velleius
Species: Q. amamiensis – Q. circumipectus – Q. dilatatus – Q. elongatus – Q. pectinatus – Q. sagittalis – Q. setosus – Q. watanabei

Name

Quedius (Velleius) Leach, 1819: 172

• Type species: Staphylinus dilatatus Fabricius, 1787, fixed by subsequent designation by Westwood 1838: 15.

Synonymy

• Laverna Gistel, 1829: 1129
  • Type species: Staphylinus dilatatus Fabricius, 1787, fixed by monotypy.
• Necrotroctes Gistel, 1834: 8 [synonym in Bousquet & Bouchard, 2017: 117]
  • Type species: Staphylinus dilatatus Fabricius, 1787, fixed by monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Leach, W.E. 1819. [new genera]. In: Samouelle G.: The entomologist’s useful compendium; or an introduction to the knowledge of British insects comprising the best means of obtaining and preserving them, and a description of the apparatus generally used; together with the genera of Linné, and the modern method of arranging the classes Crustacea, Myriapoda, spiders, mites and insects from their affinities and structure, according to the views of Dr. Leach. Also an explanation of the terms used in entomology: a calendar of the times of appearance, and usual situations of near 3000 species of British insects; with instructions for collecting and fitting up objects for the microscope. London: Thomas Boys, 496 pp. BHL Reference page.  [original description: p. 172]
• Smetana, A. 2013. Velleius Leach, 1819 stat. nov., a subgenus of Quedius Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylinini: Quediina). Studies and reports (taxonomical series) 9(1): 201–206. Full article (PDF). Reference page.  [stat. nov.]

Additional references

• Zhao, Z-Y. & Zhou, H-Z. 2015: Phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the subgenus Velleius Leach (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae). Zootaxa 3957(3): 251–276. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3957.3.1. Preview (PDF) Reference page.