Lethrus (Lethrus) schneideri sp. n. (Coleoptera, Geotrupidae) from Greece

By

Král, David, 1959-
Hillert, Oliver
Drožová, Dana
Šípek, Petr

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

339

Pages

93-106

Subjects

Geotrupidae , Lethrinae , Lethrus , Mediterranean , new species , Palaearctic region

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.339.6132

 

Abstract

Lethrus (Lethrus) schneideri Král & Hillert, sp. n. from Thrace, Greece, is described. The new species is morphologically most similar and probably closely related to L. (L.) apterus (Laxmann, 1770) and L. (L.) ares Král, Rejsek & Schneider, 2001. Diagnostic characters (shape of mandibles, ventral mandible processes, pronotum and parameres) are illustrated. Character matrix for separation of males of the Lethrus species closely related to L. schneideri Král & Hillert, sp. n. and geographic ranges for all species studied are mapped.