Review of the genus Lesteva Latreille, 1797 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae: Anthophagini) of Iran and adjacent territories Author Shavrin, Alexey V. text Zootaxa 2014 2014-11-13 3884 2 122 140 journal article 4890 10.11646/zootaxa.3884.2.2 15d9cc85-4968-4b16-9752-55c63984dc4d 1175-5326 4951550 62CBBF94-20A9-4813-9B0F-C3507E143F77 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.