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

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

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 cha...

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Main Authors: David Král, Oliver Hillert, Dana Drožová, Petr Šípek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2013-10-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=3284
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970

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