as currently defined is the largest genus in the subtribe Xanthopygina (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) with 40 described species. However, the genus is poorly defined, morphologically heterogeneous and previous studies have questioned whether it is a natural group. A morphological (51 characters) Bayesian phylogenetic analysis was performed to test whether is a monophyletic group. The analysis indicated that was polyphyletic, and therefore species were split into four different genera. Scheerpeltz was transferred to as and (Bernhauer) was transferred to as A new genus, was erected to accommodate the majority of the species previously in and sensu novo is used in a new restricted sense to accommodate the remaining species. Diagnostic features are provided to distinguish species in the genera and from each other and all other Xanthopygina genera.
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