Velleius (beetle)
| Velleius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| 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]
Species:
- Velleius dilatatus (Fabricius, 1787)
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Zhao, Z. Y., & Zhou, H. Z. (2015). Phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the subgenus Velleius Leach (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae). Zootaxa, 3957(3), 251-276.
- ^ a b "Velleius Leach, 1819". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 15 January 2021.