Velleius (beetle)

Velleius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Staphylinidae
Tribe: Staphylinini
Genus: Velleius
Leach, 1819

Velleius is a subgenus of the genus of beetles Quedius,[1][2] belonging to the family Staphylinidae.[3]

The genus was described in 1819 by William Elford Leach.[3]

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References

  1. ^ SHAW, J. J. (2016). Recent systematic changes in the rove beetle tribe Staphylinini (Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) affecting the British fauna. Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine, 152, 0-0.
  2. ^ Zhao, Z. Y., & Zhou, H. Z. (2015). Phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the subgenus Velleius Leach (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae). Zootaxa, 3957(3), 251-276.
  3. ^ a b "Velleius Leach, 1819". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 15 January 2021.