@article{Soldati_Condamine_Clamens_Kergoat_2017, title={Documenting tenebrionid diversity: progress on Blaps Fabricius (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Tenebrioninae, Blaptini) systematics, with the description of five new species}, url={https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/406}, DOI={10.5852/ejt.2017.282}, abstractNote={With about 250 species, the genus <em>Blaps </em>Fabricius, 1775<em> </em>is one of the most diverse genera of darkling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Tenebrioninae: Blaptini: Blaptina). In this study, we provide new insights on the evolutionary relationships of <em>Blaps </em>species using a combined molecular and morphological dataset encompassing 69 distinct <em>Blaps </em>species and subspecies (105 specimens in total, all belonging to the subgenus <em>Blaps</em>), four other representatives of the tribe Blaptini (from the subtribes Gnaptorina, Gnaptorinina and Prosodina) and 12 outgroup species. Five new species of <em>Blaps</em> are also described within the subgenus <em>Blaps</em>:<em> B. effeminata </em>sp. nov. from Libya, <em>B. intermedia</em> sp. nov. from Morocco, <em>B. maldesi</em> sp. nov. from Algeria, <em>B. nitiduloides</em> sp. nov. from Algeria and Tunisia and <em>B. teocchii</em> sp. nov. from Tunisia. The results of the phylogenetic analyses indicate that the genus <em>Blaps </em>is likely paraphyletic; the two highlighted clades are morphologically distinct and correspond to groups previously referred to as sections (I and II) within the subgenus <em>Blaps</em>. This suggests the need for more phylogenetic studies in order to clarify the status of the various genera and subgenera belonging to the tribe Blaptini.}, number={282}, journal={European Journal of Taxonomy}, author={Soldati, Laurent and Condamine, Fabien L. and Clamens, Anne-Laure and Kergoat, Gael J.}, year={2017}, month={Feb.} }