XANTHOPYGOIDES NIGER CAMERON, 1951 (XANTHOPYGINA) BELONGS TO THE GENUS PHILONTHUS STEPHENS, 1829 (PHILONTHINA): SYSTEMATIC AND NOMENCLATURAL CHANGES FOR THE AFRICAN STAPHYLININI (COLEOPTERA, STAPHYLINIDAE, STAPHYLININAE, STAPHYLININI)

Xanthopygoides niger Cameron, 1951 (Xanthopygina) belongs to the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Philonthina): systematic and nomenclatural changes for the African Staphylinini (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylininae, Staphylinini)

Xanthopygoides niger Cameron, 1951 (Xanthopygina) belongs to the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Philonthina): systematic and nomenclatural changes for the African Staphylinini (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylininae, Staphylinini)

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A poorly known African species Xanthopygoides niger (Cameron, HENNA NATURAL 1951), hitherto a member of the monotypic genus of the subtribe Xanthopygina is transferred to the subgenus Raucalius Tottenham, 1949 of the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829, subtribe Philonthina, and redescribed.The new genus-group synonym Raucalius Tottenham, 1951 = Xanthopygoides Verdcourt, 1952 is established.A new combination Philonthus Boys Hoodies niger (Cameron, 1951), preoccupied by Philonthus niger (O.Müller, 1764) which is a synonym of Philonthus splendens (Fabricius, 1793), is replaced by a new name Philonthus neoniger Solodovnikov, nom.nov.

Diagnostic characters of the genus Philonthus, and the Staphylinini subtribes Xanthopygina and Philonthina are discussed.

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