Lesteva (s.str.) fluviata Champion, 1920

Shavrin, Alexey V., 2025, New species and records of Anthophagini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae) from the Eastern Palaearctic Region, Zootaxa 5691 (1), pp. 75-92 : 84

Lesteva (s.str.) fluviata Champion, 1920

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Lesteva fluviata Champion, 1920: 246 ; Lohse, 1982: 203.

Lesteva (s. str.) fluviata : Shavrin 2012: 79.

Material examined. INDIA: HIMACHAL PRADESH: 1 ♀: ca. 20 km N Kulu, Kulu Valley, Nishallah River. 06.05.1996. 1800 m a.s.l. A. Stauder leg. [I/96-105] ( NMW) ; 1 ♂: same data, 08.03.1996. [I/96-2] ( NMW) ; UTTARAKHAND: 1 ♂: ca. 30 km N Bageshwar, environs of Kathi. 2100–2300 m a.s.l. 27– 30.06.2003. Z. Kejval & M. Trýzna leg. ( NMW) ; 1 ♂: Chamoli District, left tributary of Pindar River at Simli , ca. 5 km E Karanprayag, 30°14’23’’N 79°15’00’’E. 836 m a.s.l. river, ca. 5–7 m wide, rather low discharge, flowing from steep slope, left tributary of River Pindar , quite strongly impacted by human droppings [12]. 12.11.2006. M.A. Jäch leg. ( NMW) ; 1 ♀: ‘ Chakrata Dist. Khedar Khud’ , ‘ Dr. Cameron 7. V. 22. 7500`’ ( NMPC) ; 1 ♂: ‘ Gahan 7000` Simla Hills’ , ‘ Dr. Cameron IX. 1921.’ ( NMPC) ; NEPAL: BAGMATI: 1 ♂: Malemchi. 2800 m a.s.l. 16.04.1981. I. Löbl & A. Smetana leg. ( CNC) ; 1 ♂: above Sundarijal. 2000 m a.s.l. 04.06.1981. I. Löbl & A. Smetana leg. (cSh) ; 2 ♀♀: above Shermathang. 2900 m a.s.l. 26.04.1981. I. Löbl & A. Smetana leg. ( CNC) ; GANDAKI: 1 ♂: Dhawalagiri, Baglung Lekh, ca. 30 km west Baglung, northern Tara Khola. 20.05.2004. A. Kleeberg leg. (cK) ; 14 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀: Dhawalagiri, Parbat, near Chitre , 2400–2600 m a.s.l. leave litter. 27.05.2004. A. Kleeberg leg. (cK, cSh) ; KOSHI: 1 ♂: Khandbari District , forest NE Kuwapani. 2550 m a.s.l. 14.04.1983. A. & Z. Smetana leg. ( CNC) .

Remarks. Lesteva (s.str.) fluviata is known from India ( Uttarakhand) and Nepal ( Bagmati) ( Shavrin 2012). It is here recorded from Gandaki and Koshi for the first time.

Figures

FIGURES 10–14. Habitus of Lesteva: 10—L. fluviata (India: Kulu), 11—L. jaegeri (Nepal: Dhawalagiri), 12—L. spergata (paratype), 13—L. steeli (India: Kulu), 14—L. torrentum (Nepal: Dhawalagiri). Scale bar: 1.0 mm.