Leielmis, Deleve, 1964

Key to known Leielmis View in CoL species

The following key iS modified from that provided in Bilton ( 2017) to incorporate L. armipes sp. nov. The reader iS referred to thiS paper for figureS of featureS of remaining taXa.

1 Size larger, total length at leaSt 2.0 mm from front of pronotum to elytral apiceS. DorSum with long, golden, recumbent Setae throughout. Elytra broadeSt at and Subparallel in middle; narrowing to apex in apical third. Elytral puncture rowS with coarSe punctureS anteriorly; elytral intervalS raiSed. AedeaguS, male tibial modificationS and ovipoSitor characteriStic. ........................................................................................................................................................................................ Leielmis hirsutus Bilton, 2017 View in CoL .

- Size Smaller, total length leSS than 1.7 mm. DorSum with Setae leSS evident. Elytra broadeSt in baSal third; narrowing to apex from around middle. Elytral intervalS relatively flat.................................................................................................................................. 2

2 Pronotal punctation coarSer and denSer. PunctureS of elytral rowS larger anteriorly; puncture rowS more Strongly Striate impreSSed (Fig. 3A). AedeaguS, male tibial modificationS and ovipoSitor characteriStic.................. Leielmis georyssoides (Grouvelle, 1890) View in CoL

- Pronotal punctation finer and SparSer (e.g. Fig. 1B View FIGURE 1 ). PunctureS of elytral rowS Smaller; puncture rowS not, or weakly, Striate impreSSed (e.g. Fig. 1B View FIGURE 1 )..................................................................................................................................................................... 3

3 Male metatibiae with Strong internal Spine ( Fig. 1C View FIGURE 1 ). Venter with relatively fine, SparSe punctation ( Fig. 2A View FIGURE 2 ). AedeaguS characteriStic ( Fig. 1D View FIGURE 1 ).............................................................................................................................................. Leielmis armipes sp. nov.

- Male metatibiae without evident internal Spine. Venter with relatively coarSe, denSe punctation ( Fig. 2B View FIGURE 2 ). AedeaguS characteriStic .......................................................................................................................................................... Leielmis gibbosus Bilton, 2017 View in CoL .