Lebiina, Bonelli, 1810

Rasool, Iftekhar, Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S., Felix, Ron F. F. L. & Aldhafer, Hathal M., 2018, A review of the Subtribe Lebiina Bonelli (Lebiini, Carabidae, Coleoptera) from Southwest of Saudi Arabia, Zootaxa 4379 (1), pp. 87-102 : 88-89

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4379.1.5
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scientific name	Lebiina
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Key to species of Lebiina View in CoL in Saudi Arabia

1. Mentum with single median tooth ( Fig. 2, 3, 4 View FIGURES 1–6 ); intervals of elytra not elevated; external epical angles of elytra round; inner side of mesotibiae with preapical notch or crenulated in males; small to medium sized body, ranging from 3.90–9.30 mm ................................................................................................. Lebia View in CoL …2

- Mentum with short and obtuse bifid tooth ( Fig. 1 View FIGURES 1–6 ); intervals of elytra elevated with fine punctures, elytra slightly pointed at apical external angles; inner side of mesotibiae not notched or crenulated; large sized body ranging from 12–14 mm ( Fig. 29 View FIGURES 27–29 )....................................................................... Matabele View in CoL ( M. arabica Matue, 1986 View in CoL )

2. Mentum without epilobes ( Fig. 3 View FIGURES 1–6 ); pronotum base truncated medially ( Figs. 34, 35 View FIGURES30–37 ); inner end of mesotibiae with one preapical notch in males ( Fig. 12 View FIGURES 7–13 ); Head and pronotum testaceous to rufo-testaceous; pronotum shining and smooth, with suppressed microsculptures, shallow wrinkles and very fine punctuation ( Fig. 35 View FIGURES30–37 )..................... L. nilotica Chaudoir, 1871 View in CoL

- Mentum with epilobes ( Fig. 4 View FIGURES 1–6 ); pronotum base with rounded lobe medially ( Fig. 31, 32 View FIGURES30–37 ); inner end of mesotibiae crenulated or with one or two preapical notches in males ( Fig. 11, 12, 13 View FIGURES 7–13 ), (male of L. spec. not known); colour and microsculpture on head and pronotum different.................................................................................. 3

3. Small species, from 3.90 – 6.25 mm ...................................................................... 4

- Large species, from 7.00 – 9.30 mm ...................................................................... 5

4. Tarsomere IV in fore and mid legs strongly bilobed ( Fig. 7 View FIGURES 7–13 ); labrum rounded anteriorly, head testaceous, finely and sparsely punctate, vertex without furrow ( Fig. 5 View FIGURES 1–6 ); inner end of mesotibiae with two preapical notches in males ( Fig. 13 View FIGURES 7–13 )....................................................................................... L. melanacra ( Chaudoir, 1878) View in CoL

- Tarsomere IV in fore and mid legs not bilobed ( Fig. 8 View FIGURES 7–13 ); labrum truncate anteriorly, head black with longitudinal furrows on vertex, coarsely and densely punctate ( Fig. 6 View FIGURES 1–6 ); inner end of mesotibiae with one preapical notch in males ( Fig. 12 View FIGURES 7–13 )....................................................................................... L. melanura ( Dejean, 1831) View in CoL

5. Tarsomere IV in fore and mid legs strongly bilobed ( Fig. 9 View FIGURES 7–13 ); pronotum rounded at anterior angles then straight posteriorly ( Fig. 36 View FIGURES30–37 ); sterna with isodiametric mesh pattern; apical margin of last sternum rounded and tetra-setose in females....... L. spec.

- Tarsomere IV in fore and mid legs not bilobed ( Figs. 10 View FIGURES 7–13 ); pronotum not as rounded as above ( Figs. 30, 33 View FIGURES30–37 ); sterna provided with microlines or transverse mesh pattern; apical margin of last sternum rounded and bi-setose in females..............6

6. Labrum shorter than clypeus ( Fig. 14 View FIGURES 14–17 ), slightly concave, truncate anteriorly; apical edge of elytra serrate ( Fig. 16 View FIGURES 14–17 ); in lateral view, aedeagus is straight in the middle, both dorsally and ventrally, broadened and thick in the middle, then suddenly gets thinner towards the base, base thinner than middle ( Fig. 38 View FIGURES38–42 )............................. L. auberti ( Fairmaire, 1892) View in CoL

- Labrum as long as clypeus ( Fig. 15 View FIGURES 14–17 ), slightly convex anteriorly; apical edge of elytra smooth ( Fig. 17 View FIGURES 14–17 ); aedeagus is curved dorsally and ventrally, gradually growing thinner towards the base, more or less as wide as middle ( Fig. 41 View FIGURES38–42 ).... L. raeesae View in CoL sp. n