title: Lethrus (Lethrus) schneideri sp. n. (Coleoptera, Geotrupidae) from Greece.
abstract: Lethrus (Lethrus) schneideri Král & Hillert, sp. n. from Thrace, Greece, is described. The new species is morphologically most similar and probably closely related to Lethrus (Lethrus) apterus (Laxmann, 1770) and Lethrus (Lethrus) 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 Lethrus schneideri Král & Hillert, sp. n. and geographic ranges for all species studied are mapped.
authors.affiliation: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Department of Zoology, Viničná 7, CZ-128 43 Praha 2, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Král
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hillert
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Drožová
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sípek
keywords: Geotrupidae; Lethrinae; Lethrus; Mediterranean; Palaearctic region; new species