Xenopygus davidi

Chatzimanolis, Stylianos & Caron, Edilson, 2016, New species and synonymies in Xenopygus Bernhauer (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylinini), Zootaxa 4200 (1), pp. 131-142 : 133

punctatus species group

This group includes the following species: X. cordovensis Bernhauer , X. davidi Chatzimanolis sp. n., X. excellens (Bernhauer) comb. n., X. punctatus (Sharp) comb. n., and X. pycnos Chatzimanolis sp. n. The treatment of X. cordovensis by Caron et al. 2016 was sufficient and no updates are provided below.

Diagnosis. Species in this group can be distinguished from species in the analis group by the combination of the following characters: microtrichiae on antennae starting on antennomere 4; labial palpi 3 truncate, slightly dilated and oblique [but not securiform as in Dysanellus or Zackfalinus Chatzimanolis ]; pronotum with many rows of medium/small punctures; porose structure absent on sternite VII; paramere with peg setae in a pair of rows.