Michel Perreau

Phylogeny of Mastigitae sheds light on a hundred‐million‐year‐long morphological stasis of the extant genus Clidicus Laporte (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae)

Mastigitae comprise 15 genera, of which seven are extinct, and species of two extant genera are also documented as fossils. The rich fossil record makes Mastigitae exceptional among Staphylinidae. Based on results of phylogenetic analyses comprising 33 extant species, 10 dated fo...