Loeblites Franz 1986
Creators: name: Jałoszyński, Paweł
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Loeblites

description: Identification key to males of Loeblites
1 Pronotal disc densely covered with coarse microgranules........................... L. mastigicornis Franz [Thailand]
- Pronotal disc smooth.................................................................................. 2
2 Endophallus asymmetrical, lacking a pair of strongly elongate lateral sclerites.............. L. sabahensis Franz [Borneo]
- Endophallus symmetrical, with a pair of strongly elongate lateral sclerites........................................ 3
3 Lateral sclerites of endophallus in dorsal view nearly transverse in relation to long axis of aedeagus............................................................................................... L. minor Jałoszyński [Borneo]
- Lateral sclerites of endophallus in dorsal view strongly oblique in relation to long axis of aedeagus.................... 4
4 Endophallus lacking median sclerotized structure distal to lateral sclerites, but bearing a pair of elongate subtriangular sclerotized lobes proximal to lateral sclerites.............................................. L. chinensis Zhou & Li [Yunnan]
- Endophallus with median sclerotized structure distal to lateral sclerites, and lacking a pair of elongate subtriangular sclerotized lobes proximal to lateral sclerites........................................................................ 5
5 Median sclerotized structure distal to lateral sclerites of endophallus about as long as broad and with concave distal margin; parameres clearly longer than median lobe..................................... L. anaiensis Jałoszyński [Sumatra]
- Median sclerotized structure distal to lateral sclerites of endophallus strongly transverse and with convex or straight distal margin; parameres as long as or shorter than median lobe..................................................... 6
6 Median structure of endophallus distal to lateral lobes weakly sclerotized, its distal margin nearly straight at middle and laterally rapidly bent lateroproximally; aedeagal apex in ventral view broadly subtriangular with clearly defined tip.................................................................................. L. umphangensis Jałoszyński [Thailand]
- Median structure of endophallus distal to lateral lobes strongly sclerotized, its distal margin evenly or nearly evenly rounded; aedeagal apex in ventral view truncate and weakly, broadly rounded............................................ 7
7 Aedeagus in ventral view gradually narrowing distally; lateral sclerites of endophallus and distal median sclerotized structure together elongate; lateral sclerites and long axis of aedeagus forming an angle clearly <45°............................................................................................ L. mindanaoensis Jałoszyński [Mindanao]
- Aedeagus in ventral view abruptly narrowing distally in distal half; lateral sclerites of endophallus and distal median sclerotized structure together as long as broad; lateral sclerites and long axis of aedeagus forming 45° angle...................... 8
8 BL ≤ 2.5 mm; pronotum not distinctly darker than elytra.... L. pseudominor pseudominor Jałoszyński [Borneo, Thailand]
- BL> 2.9 mm; pronotum distinctly darker than elytra............... L. pseudominor sumatrensis Jałoszyński [Sumatra]
description: Published as part of Jałoszyński, Paweł, 2024, Three new species, one subspecies, and new records of the Oriental genus Loeblites Franz (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae), pp. 422-432 in Zootaxa 5471 (4) on page 431, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5471.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/12190291