A new species of Leielmis Delève, 1964, with a revised key to members of the genus (Coleoptera: Elmidae)
Author
Bilton, David T.
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-06-28
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journal article
29787
10.5281/zenodo.1301566
04e35966-a510-41d6-9adc-31e123a79128
1175-5326
1301566
A8A31BCB-64DE-406C-9F82-26A4882FD89D
Key to known
Leielmis
species
The following key iS modified from that provided in Bilton (
2017
) to incorporate
L.
armipes
sp. nov.
The reader iS referred to thiS paper for figureS of featureS of remaining taXa
.
1 Size larger, total length at leaSt 2.0 mm from front of pronotum to elytral apiceS. DorSum with long, golden, recumbent Setae throughout. Elytra broadeSt at and Subparallel in middle; narrowing to apex in apical third. Elytral puncture rowS with coarSe punctureS anteriorly; elytral intervalS raiSed. AedeaguS, male tibial modificationS and ovipoSitor characteriStic. ............................
............................................................................................................................................................
Leielmis hirsutus
Bilton, 2017
.
- Size Smaller, total length leSS than
1.7 mm
. DorSum with Setae leSS evident. Elytra broadeSt in baSal third; narrowing to apex from around middle. Elytral intervalS relatively flat.................................................................................................................................. 2
2 Pronotal punctation coarSer and denSer. PunctureS of elytral rowS larger anteriorly; puncture rowS more Strongly Striate impreSSed (Fig. 3A). AedeaguS, male tibial modificationS and ovipoSitor characteriStic
..................
Leielmis georyssoides
(Grouvelle, 1890)
- Pronotal punctation finer and SparSer (e.g.
Fig. 1B
). PunctureS of elytral rowS Smaller; puncture rowS not, or weakly, Striate impreSSed (e.g.
Fig. 1B
)..................................................................................................................................................................... 3
3 Male metatibiae with Strong internal Spine (
Fig. 1C
). Venter with relatively fine, SparSe punctation (
Fig. 2A
). AedeaguS characteriStic (
Fig. 1D
).
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Leielmis armipes
sp. nov.
- Male metatibiae without evident internal Spine. Venter with relatively coarSe, denSe punctation (
Fig. 2B
). AedeaguS characteriStic ..........................................................................................................................................................
Leielmis gibbosus
Bilton, 2017
.