Devia

Blackwelder, 1952

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Devia prospera

Devia is a of rove beetles in the Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae. The genus was established by Blackwelder in 1952 and is classified within the tribe Oxypodini. Rove beetles in this genus are small, elongate beetles with the characteristic abbreviated that leave much of the exposed. The genus is distinct from the plant genus Devia (Iridaceae), which was described later by Goldblatt & Manning in 1990.

Devia prospera by Reginald Webster, Jan Klimaszewski, Georges Pelletier, Karine Savard. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.

Casa de Cantaber - Ruínas Romanas de Conímbriga - Portugal (4863272552) by Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL. Used under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Devia: /ˈde.vi.a/

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Identification

Members of Devia can be distinguished from other aleocharine rove beetles by their placement within the Oxypodini tribe, though specific diagnostic features for the are not well documented in readily available literature. As with other Oxypodini, they likely exhibit the tribe's characteristic body form with relatively short and flexible . Accurate identification to level requires examination of genitalic structures and other microscopic features.

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Similar Taxa

Devia (plant)Homonym—this is a of flowering plants in Iridaceae, not a . The plant genus was described by Goldblatt & Manning in 1990, later than the beetle genus (1952), and follows . The two are unrelated and occur in entirely different kingdoms.

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Nomenclatural note

The name Devia is used for two unrelated : the genus Devia Blackwelder, 1952 (Animalia) has priority under zoological , while Devia Goldblatt & Manning, 1990 (Plantae, Iridaceae) is a later homonym under nomenclature. The two are not regulated by the same code and therefore both remain valid within their respective kingdoms.