Luffy gen. nov., a new genus of Staphylinina (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylininae), remarkable for understanding the Eucibdelus lineage
Fang-Shuo Hu, Alexey Solodovnikov · 2026
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Description
Fang-Shuo Hu and Alexey Solodovnikov name a new genus of rove beetles, Luffy, with two new species inside it. One comes from Yunnan in China and the other from northern Laos. Their 2026 taxonomic paper illustrates the beetles and argues their place in the Staphylinina subtribe.
Luffy joins the Ocypus group and appears to be the closest relative of the Eucibdelus lineage. Pinning that relationship down required re-examining which shared traits truly define the lineage. The authors update its diagnosis accordingly. A small genus thus sharpens the map of a whole beetle branch, showing how new finds reorganize old classifications.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Fang-Shuo Hu, Alexey Solodovnikov |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |