Xanthopygina

Phylogenetic analyses

Chatzimanolis, S. 2014. Phylogeny of xanthopygine rove beetles based on six molecular loci. Systematic Entomology 39(1): 141-149. PDF Sup. Materials figshare Supplement

Chatzimanolis, S. and A. J. Brunke. 2019. A phylogeny of Xanthopygina (Insecta: Coleoptera) reveals major lineages and the origin of myrmecophily. Zoologica Scripta 48: 494-506. PDF 

Chatzimanolis, S. 2021. Out of Xanthopygus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae): escape from polyphyly. Zookeys 1071: 83-107. Link

Brunke, A .J. and S. Chatzimanolis. 2025. Gastritis over Gastrisus Sharp (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Xanthopygina): Resolving a major taxonomic impediment with phylogenomics. Systematic Entomology 50(3): 449–468. Link

Checklist

A photographic checklist of Xanthopygina beetles

Monographs/Revisions

Below is a list of valid genera as of August 2025.

Genus Name                                           Revision or progress to date. 

Asimos Chatzimanolis Done (Chatzimanolis 2023)

Darwinilus Chatzimanolis                 Done (Chatzimanolis 2014)

Drepanagrios Brunke and Chatzimanolis Genus proposed here, not revised yet

Dysanellus Bernhauer                         Done (Chatzimanolis 2018), genus also discussed here and species removed from genus here

Elmas Blackwelder                                Done (Ashe and Chatzimanolis 2003 [warning: matrix is incorrect in this paper]; Ashe and Chatzimanolis 2006)

Gastrisus Sharp                                        Genus redefined here, revision not started yet

Glenus Kraatz                                            Not started yet                                    

Haematodes Laporte                             Done (Brunke and Chatzimanolis 2018)

Ikaros Chatzimanolis & Brunke   Done (Chatzimanolis and Brunke 2021)

Isanopus Sharp                                          Done (Chatzimanolis 2008) Another species

Lendatus Chatzimanolis                      Done (Chatzimanolis 2019)

Leptodiastemus Bernhauer Done by Caron et al. 2016; corrections and additions by Chatzimanolis and Caron 2016

Nausicotus Sharp Species in Torobus done (Chatzimanolis 2018), species removed from genus here, here and here.
(includes Torobus Herman)                                    

Nordus Blackwelder                              Done (revision: Chatzimanolis 2004; phylogeny: Chatzimanolis 2005; additional data here, here and here)

Ocyolinus Sharp                                       Done (Chatzimanolis and Ashe 2009; Chatzimanolis 2017; sensu novo here) 

Oligotergus Bierig                                    Not started yet

Paraxenopygus Bernhauer                 Done (Chatzimanolis, Brunke and Navarrete-Heredia 2024)

Peripus Chatzimanolis  & Hightower   Done (Chatzimanolis and Hightower 2019)

Phanolinopsis Scheerpeltz                  Done (Chatzimanolis 2017); updated to include most taxa of Ocyolinus here. 

Phanolinus Sharp   In progress
(includes Elecatopselaphus Scheerpeltz )                                   

Photinopygus Chatzimanolis   Genus described in Chatzimanolis 2021, revision:  Chatzimanolis 2023. 

Plociopterus Sharp                                  In Progress

Scaponopselaphus Sharp                      Done (Chatzimanolis 2015)

Scariphaeus Erichson                             In progress

Smilax Sharp                                               Done (Chatzimanolis 2016)

Styngetus Sharp                                         Not started yet 

Terataki Chatzimanolis                         Done (Chatzimanolis 2013)

Triacrus Nordmann                                  Done (Review: Chatzimanolis 2015; other data) 

Tricholinus Bernhauer                            Not started yet

Trigonopselaphus Gemminger and Harold        Done (Chatzimanolis 2015)

Xanthopygus Kraatz                                Sensu novo in Chatzimanolis 2021; revision in Chatzimanolis 2022  

Xenopygus Bernhauer                           Done by Caron et al. 2016; corrections and additions by Chatzimanolis and Caron 2016

Zackfalinus Chatzimanolis                  Done (Chatzimanolis 2012)

(valid genera count =  33)

Gone (from Xanthopygina) but not forgotten:  

Algon Sharp (Algonina)                                           Revision: Schillhammer 2006

Amelinus Bernhauer (Anisolinina)

Antimerus Fauvel (incertae sedis)                    Revision: Solodovnikov and Newton 2010

Hasumius Fairmaire (Philonthina)

Hesperoschema Scheerpeltz (Anisolinina)

Pammegus Fauvel (Anisolinina)

Philothalpus Kraatz (Philothalpina)                 Revision: Chatzimanolis and Ashe 2005; more species, even more species

Prianophthalmus Bernhauer (Philonthina)

Prionopedinus Scheerpeltz (Philonthina)

Rientis Sharp (incertae sedis)

Trigonopalpus Cameron (Anisolinina)

Tympanophorus Nordmann (Anisolinina)