Lesteva, Shavrin, 2014

Shavrin, Alexey V., 2014, Review of the genus Lesteva Latreille, 1797 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae: Anthophagini) of Iran and adjacent territories, Zootaxa 3884 (2), pp. 122-140 : 138-139

Key to species of Lesteva of Iran

1 Pronotum bordered along antero-lateral sides. Antennomeres wide, antennae moderately short ( Fig. 11 ). Punctation of forebody very coarse. Abdomen glossy. Posterior tarsi distinctly less than half of tibiae. Body length: 3.2−4.0 mm. Aedeagus short, with median lobe strongly converging toward apex, with wide parameres significantly longer than apex of aedeagus ( Zanetti, 1987: 341, Fig. e, f)......................................................... L. (Lestevidia) punctata Erichson

- Pronotum not bordered at sides. Antennomeres longer. Punctation of forebody finer. Abdomen dull. Posterior tarsi half long as tibiae. Aedeagus longer and narrower, with wider median lobe and narrower parameres............................ 2

2 Punctation of forebody coarser. Antenna as in Fig. 7 . Tarsomere V of metatarsi longer than tarsomere I. Elytra with straight hind margins. Head and pronotum dark brown to black; elytra dark brown to black, frequently with red brown lateral and hind margins. Body length: 3.3−4.7 mm. Aedeagus with median keel ( Fig. 33−41 ).. L. (s.str.) longoelytata longoelytrata (Goeze)

- Punctation of forebody significantly finer. Tarsomere V of metatarsi shorter or as long as tarsomere I. Elytra with widely rounded hind margins. Aedeagus without median keel........................................................ 3

3 Antennomeres significantly longer ( Fig. 4 ). Forebody and abdomen brown; antennae, mouthparts, ocelli, legs and apical margins of abdominal tergites VII−VIII yellow brown; tarsi and antennomere XI yellow. Body larger: 5.75 mm. Aedeagus as in Figs. 1–3........................................................................ L . (s.str.) antennata sp.n.

- Antennomeres shorter. Forebody darker (brown to black), sometimes with yellow to red brown maculae on each elytron. Body smaller............................................................................................. 4

4 Punctation of head and abdomen denser and smaller. Dark brown, legs red brown. Antenna as in Fig. 9 . Aedeagus short and wide ( Jarrige, 1971: 487, Fig. 6 )...................................................... L. (s.str.) morvani Jarrige

- Punctation of head and abdomen sparser, punctures moderately larger. Brown to black, with or without yellow-brown maculae on each elytron. Aedeagus longer and narrower............................................................. 5

5 Tarsomere I of metatarsus as long as the combined length of tarsomeres II−III..................................... 6

- Tarsomere I of metatarsus shorter than the combined length of tarsomeres II−III................................... 7

6 Apex of aedeagus evenly narrowed in apical third; parameres significantly longer than apex of aedeagus ( Figs. 27–29 ). Forebody brown to black; each elytron often with distinct yellow brown to red brown elongate macula in anterior third ( Fig. 12–19 ); mouthparts and tarsi yellow. Antenna as in Fig. 5 . Body length: 3.7–5.5 mm ............. L. (s.str.) binotata Reitter

- Apex of aedeagus nipple-shaped in parameral view; parameres slightly longer than apex of aedeagus ( Fig. 42–44 ). Forebody and abdomen brown to black; each elytron without or with distinct to indistinct yellow to red-brown macula in anterior third (Fig. 21–26); ocelli, antennae and legs brown; mouthparts, sometimes base of antennomeres I−III and tarsi yellow. Antenna as in Fig. 8 . Body length: 4.0– 4.95 mm ................................................ L. (s.str) maculipennis Luze

7 Antennomeres IV−X significantly shorter ( Fig. 6 ). Apex of aedeagus wider, parameres longer than apex of aedeagus ( Fig. 30−32 ). Head with moderately flat frons and vertex, 1.6−1.8 times as wide as long. Eyes more than two times as long as temples. Forebody, abdomen, femora and antennomeres II and III black; tibiae, antennomeres III–XI, ocelli, mouthparts and apical margin of tergite VIII brown, base of antennomeres I–III and tarsi yellowish brown. Body length: 4.1–4.3 mm ................................................................................................. L. (s.str.) frischi sp.n.

- Antennomeres IV−X elongated ( Fig. 10 ). Apex of aedeagus narrower, parameres shorter ( Fig. 45−47 ). Head with moderately convex frons and vertex, 1.1 times as wide as long. Eyes approximately 3 times as long as temples. Head, pronotum and antennae black, elytra dark brown with indistinct yellow-brown macula in anterior third of each elytron; abdomen and legs brown; ocelli, mouthparts and base of antennomeres II−III red-brown. Body length: 4.1–4.7 mm .......... L. (L.) schawalleri sp.n.

Figures

FIGURES 4–11. Antennae of Lesteva: 4—L. antennata sp.n., 5—L. binotata Reitter, 6—L. frischi sp.n., 7—L. longoelytrata longoelytrata (Goeze), 8—L. maculipennis Luze, 9—L. morvani Jarrige, 10—L. schawalleri sp.n., 11—L. punctata Erichson. Scale bar: 1.0 mm.

FIGURES 33–41. Aedeagus of Lesteva longoelytrata longoelytrata (Goeze) (33–35: Kandavan (Iran), 36–38: Azish-Tau (Russia), 39–41: Yeniköy, paratype of L. soror Smetana (Turkey)): 33, 36, 39—parameral view, 34, 37, 40—lateral view, 35, 38, 41—parameral surface of median lobe of aedeagus. Scale bar: 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 1–3. Lesteva antennata sp.n.: 1—aedeagus, parameral view, 2—aedeagus, lateral view, 3—aedeagus, parameral surface of median lobe. Scale bar: 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 27–29. Aedeagus of Lesteva binotata Reitter (Kandavan, Iran): 27—parameral view, 28—lateral view, 29—parameral surface of median lobe of aedeagus. Scale bar: 1.0 mm.

FIGURES 12–20. Elytron of Lesteva binotata Reitter (12—Kandavan (Iran), 13—Tbilisi (Georgia), 14—Qohrud (Iran), 15—Kandavan (Iran), 16—Gukan (Iran), 7—Semnan (Iran), 18—Sertavul-Pass (Turkey), 19—Elmadi (Turkey)) and L. schawalleri sp.n. (Fig. 20). Scale bar: 1.0 mm.

FIGURES 42–44. Aedeagus of Lesteva maculipennis Luze (Yeniköy, Turkey): 42—parameral view, 43—lateral view, 44—parameral surface of median lobe of aedeagus. Scale bar: 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 30–32. Aedeagus of Lesteva frischi sp.n.: 30—parameral view, 31—lateral view, 32—parameral surface of median lobe of aedeagus. Scale bar: 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 45–47. Aedeagus of Lesteva schawalleri sp.n.: 45—parameral view, 46—lateral view, 47—parameral surface of median lobe of aedeagus. Scale bar: 0.2 mm.