Lesteva, Latreille, 1797

Shavrin, Alexey V., 2017, New species and records of Lesteva Latreille, 1797 from China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae: Anthophagini), Zootaxa 4306 (1), pp. 108-120 : 119

Lesteva (s.str.) sp. 3.

Material: CHINA: SICHUAN PROVINCE: 2 ♀: ‘ CHINA: SICHUAN PROV., | 22 km NE Baoxing, | Dengchigou Monastery , | ‘ 13. VI.2014, 1650- 1800 m, | 30°32.1-33.2ʹN 102°56.4-7ʹE.’, ‘ Individually from vegetation | along newly constructed road | below monastery, | J. Hájek, J. Růžička & M. Tikoč | leg.’ ( NMPC, cS).

Remarks. By the body size, coloration of the body and punctation this putative new species is similar to L. (s.str.) schoenmanni sp.n., but differs by the bicoloured femora (reddish brown basally, with dark brown apical portions), by the slightly wider and longer antennomeres and by the wider pronotum.