Darwin’s legacy to rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae): A new genus and a new species, including materials collected on the Beagle’s voyage

By

Chatzimanolis, Stylianos

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2014

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

379

Pages

29-41

Subjects

Argentina , Neotropical , South America , Staphylininae , Staphylinini , Xanthopygina

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.379.6624

 

Abstract

A species of xanthopygine rove beetles is described and figured here as Darwinilus sedarisi gen. n. and sp. n. The holotype was collected by Charles Darwin in Bahía Blanca, Argentina on the Beagle’s voyage. The contributions of Charles Darwin to rove beetle systematics are summarized briefly.