Lethrus (Heteroplistodus) kucerai (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Lethrinae), a new species from China Author Hillert, Oliver Kieferndamm 10, D- 15566 Schöneiche bei Berlin, Germany. Author Král, David Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Viničná 7, CZ- 128 00 Praha 2, Czechia. Author Bagaturov, Mikhail Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Universitetskaya naberezhnaja 1, Russia; Athens Institute for Education and Research, 7 Eptanisou Street, Vrilissia, Athens, Greece. Author Chuluunbaatar, Gantigmaa Kieferndamm 10, D- 15566 Schöneiche bei Berlin, Germany. & Entomological Laboratory Institute of Biology, Mongolian Academy of Science, Peace Avenue- 54 B, Bayanzurkh, Ulaanbaatar- 13330, Mongolia. & Kieferndamm 10, D- 15566 Schöneiche bei Berlin, Germany. text Zootaxa 2024 2024-10-24 5529 1 123 143 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5529.1.6 journal article 304988 10.11646/zootaxa.5529.1.6 2d502b69-b834-4a2e-a615-d3a396bf0b96 1175-5326 14022196 598225C3-9B8F-4C0D-8E75-098F9943091D

TABLE 1. Character matrix for the differential diagnosis of males of the Lethrus (Heteroplistodus) potanini species group.

	L. (H.) potanini Jakovlev, 1889	L. (H.) kucerai Hillert, Král & Bagaturov, new species
shape of genae margin	outer edge irregularly serrated (Fig. 14)	outer edge irregular (Fig. 13)
surface of head	less roughly wrinkled and punctate, shallowly sculptured (Fig. 10)	roughly wrinkled and punctate, distinctly sculptured (Fig. 9)
surface of pronotum	less roughly wrinkled and punctate, shallowly sculptured (Fig. 18)	roughly wrinkled and punctate, distinctly sculptured (Fig. 17)
surface of elytra	weakly sulcate and sparsely wrinkled, striae deeper (Fig. 16)	coarsely sulcate and wrinkled, striae shallower (Fig. 15)
lateral pronotal margin	weakly broadened, weakly flattened (Fig. 18)	significantly broadened and flattened (Fig. 17)
lateral elytral margin	weakly broadened and flattened in frontal quarter, margin over length to apex distinctly shallow (Fig. 16)	significantly broadened and flattened at frontal quarter, margin weak but noticeable over length to apex (Fig. 15)
apical spur of protibia	apex pointed (Fig. 24)	apex bifurcate (Fig. 23)
shape of elytron	not elongate, shorter, distinctly convex (Fig. 16)	elongate from base to apex, weakly convex (Fig. 15)
aedeagus	as in Figs. 20, 22	as in Figs. 19, 21