The Scopaeus decipiens species group from the East Palaearctic and the Oriental Regions, with redescription of S. velutinus Motschulsky, 1858

The Scopaeus decipiens species group (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae: Lathrobiini) is established as a monophyletic group in the Oriental Zoogeographical Region. It includes the four species S. complex Sharp, 1874 (China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam), S. decipiens Kraatz, 1859 (Sri Lanka), S. kritschi spec. nov. (Cambodia, Laos), and S. saaberae spec. nov. (Indonesia, Malaysia). Scopaeus decipiens is revalidated from synonymy with S. velutinus Motschulsky, 1848, which does not belong to the S. decipiens species group. Scopaeus complex, S. decipiens, and S. velutinus are redescribed, and lectotypes designated for them.

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Zootaxa
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2025-09-16
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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5693.2.3
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Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
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The Scopaeus decipiens species group from the East Palaearctic and the Oriental Regions, with redescription of S. velutinus Motschulsky, 1858

Johannes Frisch
Zootaxa
Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
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The Scopaeus decipiens species group from the East Palaearctic and the Oriental Regions, with redescription of S. velutinus Motschulsky, 1858

Johannes Frisch
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The Scopaeus decipiens species group (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae: Lathrobiini) is established as a monophyletic group in the Oriental Zoogeographical Region. It includes the four species S. complex Sharp, 1874 (China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam), S. decipiens Kraatz, 1859 (Sri Lanka), S. kritschi spec. nov. (Cambodia, Laos), and S. saaberae spec. nov. (Indonesia, Malaysia). Scopaeus decipiens is revalidated from synonymy with S. velutinus Motschulsky, 1848, which does not belong to the S. decipiens species group. Scopaeus complex, S. decipiens, and S. velutinus are redescribed, and lectotypes designated for them.

ZootaxaVol. 5693(2)
Museum für Naturkunde (DE), Leibniz Association (DE), Institution Nationale des Invalides (FR)
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