Quedius Stephens, 1829

Brunke, A. J., Zmudzinska, A. & Buffam, J., 2020, An Integrative Taxonomic Review of the Quedius erythrogaster Mannerheim Species Group in North America (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Quediini), The Coleopterists Bulletin 74 (4), pp. 897-921 : 904

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1649/0010-065X-74.4.897
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treatment provided by	Marcus
scientific name	Quedius Stephens, 1829
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Treatment

Quedius Stephens, 1829 View in CoL

Quedius Stephens 1829: 214 View in CoL ; Smetana 1971a, b, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1990 (North American fauna, all present members of Quediini treated as Quedius View in CoL ); Solodovnikov 2006 (removed taxa to Afroquedius Solodovnikov View in CoL ); Solodovnikov and Schomann 2009 (some Quedius View in CoL moved to Philonthina View in CoL ); Brunke and Solodovnikov 2013 (reinstated Quedionuchus Sharp View in CoL as genus; Quedius lineipennis Cameron View in CoL to Alesiella Brunke and Solodovnikov View in CoL ); Smetana 2013 (Velleius Leach as subgenus of Quedius View in CoL ); Smetana 2015a, b (several species removed to Quemetopon Smetana View in CoL and Queskallion Smetana View in CoL ).

Diagnosis and Comments. In North America, Quediini (sensu Żyła and Solodovnikov 2020; former Quediina ) in its current composition contains only two

genera: Quedius and Quedionuchus ( Brunke et al. 2020) . Nearctic members of the genus can be distinguished from Quedionuchus by the elytra with punctures evenly distributed or in disorganized rows (few punctures in linear rows in Quedionuchus ). A comprehensive generic revision is in preparation by the lead author and collaborators.