Abstract
Se describe Leistus kratkyi n. sp. de la isla de La Gomera, en el archipiélago canario. Pertenece al subgénero Nebrileistus Banninger, 1925, endémico de la Macaronesia, que cuenta con otras dos especies: Leistus (Nebrileistus) ellipticus Wollaston, 1854 de Madeira, y Leistus (Nebrileistus) nubivagus Wollaston, 1864 de Tenerife y Gran Canaria. La nueva especie comparte caracteres de ambos taxones y se caracteriza por la presencia de cuatro setas en el prementón, el pronoto y los élitros con los márgenes testáceos, pronoto muy transverso y los élitros ensanchados cerca de su base.
Highlights
Leistus Fröhlig, 1799 is a species-rich genus widely distributed in the Palaearctic and Nearctic regions
A new species of this subgenus has been discovered in the laurel forests of La Gomera, at the National Park of Garajonay, in the Canary Islands
There are no significant differences between the aedeagi of L. (N.) kratkyi n. sp. and L. (N.) nubivagus, both with a largely developed sagittal process of the basal bulb, suggesting a closer relationship despite the differences in the mentumprementum chaetotaxy
Summary
Leistus Fröhlig, 1799 is a species-rich genus (aprox. 190 spp., f. Lorenz 2005) widely distributed in the Palaearctic and Nearctic regions. The primitive subgenus Nebrileistus Bänninger, 1925 is endemic to Macaronesia, with two species so far known: L. ellipticus Wollaston, 1854 from Madeira, and L. nubivagus Wollaston, 1864 from Tenerife and Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands (Machado 1992).
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