This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Frisch, Johannes (2025): The Scopaeus decipiens species group from the East Palaearctic and the Oriental Regions, with redescription of S. velutinus Motschulsky, 1858 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae: Lathrobiini). Zootaxa 5693 (2): 179-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5693.2.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5693.2.3

Abstract

The Scopaeus decipiens species group (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae: Lathrobiini) is established as a monophyletic group in the Oriental Zoogeographical Region. It includes the four species S. complex Sharp, 1874 (China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam), S. decipiens Kraatz, 1859 (Sri Lanka), S. kritschi spec. nov. (Cambodia, Laos), and S. saaberae spec. nov. (Indonesia, Malaysia). Scopaeus decipiens is revalidated from synonymy with S. velutinus Motschulsky, 1848, which does not belong to the S. decipiens species group. Scopaeus complex, S. decipiens, and S. velutinus are redescribed, and lectotypes designated for them.

GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/f2096d13-4f34-4cc5-8075-c0d23169be53
Homepage: https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/summary/4649004FFFD8572CFFD0F41AE1327170
Citation: Frisch J, plazi (2025). The Scopaeus decipiens species group from the East Palaearctic and the Oriental Regions, with redescription of S. velutinus Motschulsky, 1858 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae: Lathrobiini). Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/su3bmn accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-04-08.