Abstract
A new species of the genus Leptobium Casey (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae) from Israel is described, illustrated, and distinguished from congeners: Leptobium korotyaevi sp. n. (Tel-Aviv, Shoham). New and additional distribution data for eight species in the Middle East and adjacent regions are reported. A checklist and identification key of Leptobium of Israel is provided. The genus is now represented in Israel by seven species.
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Acknowledgements
I am most grateful to my colleagues for making their staphylinid collections available to me. Special thanks to Boris Aleksandrovich Korotyaev (St. Petersburg) for arranging the loan of the new species, and to Semih Örgel (Manisa) for his help in editing the figures. I also thank the anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments and suggestions.
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