G. it. Ent., 12 (56): 381-394
May 2011
Lethrus (Lethrus) liviae n. sp. from European Turkey (Coleoptera Geotrupidae)
by
R. PITTINO
Abstract - Lethrus (Lethrus) liviae n. sp. from European Turkey (Type loc.: 11 km N of Eceabat, Çanakkale Province) is described and illustrated. Within the nominotypic subgenus according to NIKOLAJEV (2003), the new species is related to the ones which share anterior angles of pronotum remarkably produced forward, being the closest ally to L. (L.) brachiicollis Fairmaire, 1855, from western Anatolia. L. liviae n. sp. also relates, though to a lesser degree, to L. (L.) fallax Nikolajev, 1975, formerly reputed to inhabit only Turkish and Greek Thrace (KRÁL & NIKOLAJEV, 2006), and hereby recorded as new to western Anatolia. To complete this work, relevant diagnostic characters are discussed, and original pictures and drawings of the species dealt with are presented.
