Luffy gen. nov., a new genus of Staphylinina (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylininae), remarkable for understanding the Eucibdelus lineage

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Keywords: New species · Topics: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy, Fossil Insects in Amber

We describe and illustrate a new genus of Staphylinina, Luffy gen. nov., with two new species: L. schillhammeri sp. nov. from Yunnan, China, and L. nika sp. nov. from northern Laos. The new genus is placed within the Ocypus-group and is hypothesized to be sister to the Eucibdelus lineage. The synapomorphic characters of the Eucibdelus lineage are discussed, and its diagnosis is updated.

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