Athetini, Casey, 1910

Pace, Roberto, 2007, New genera and new species of the subfamily Aleocharinae from Australia (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), Memoirs of Museum Victoria 64, pp. 13-21 : 16

Athetini

Key to the Australian species of the genus Leptostiba Pace, 1985 in the L. profundior Pace, 2005 species-group

1. Body black-brown, antennae brown unicoloured, micropterous species, flightless, apical introflection of the distal bulb of the spermatheca does not exceed the level of the basal angle of the distal bulb of the same spermatheca. Length 2.03 mm. Australia: Benlomon N.P

L. pratensis Pace, 2005

– Bicoloured or tricolour body, antennae bicoloured, species able to fly, apical introflection of the distal bulb of the spermatheca catch the level of the basal angle of the distal bulb of the same spermatheca 2

2. Eyes as long as the temples, elytrae dirty yellow, apex of the aedeagus narrow, ventrally viewed, proximal portion of the spermatheca clearly shorter than intermediary portion of the same spermatheca. Length 1.7 mm. Australia: Kosciusko L. bidens Pace, 2003

– Eyes shorter than temples, elytrae brown or yellow-brown, apex of the aedeagus wide ogival, proximal portion of the spermatheca as long as the intermediary portion of the same spermatheca 3

3. Head black-brown, 4th and 5th antennomeres longer than wide, 11th antennomere brown with apex reddish, median furrow of the pronotum, principal inside genital armour of the aedeagus long. Length 2.02 mm. Australia: Tasmania L. profundior Pace, 2005

– Head black, 4th and 5th antennomeres transverse, 11th antennomere unicoloured brown, median furrow of the pronotum absent, principal inside genital armour of the aedeagus short. Length 2.1 mm. Australia: Saldiers

L. paolettii sp. nov.