A new genus and speciesLorestania gracilis gen. n., sp. n. from Iran (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiini)

A new genus and species, Lorestania gracilis gen. n., sp. n. (type locality: Lorestan prov., Iran), is described and illustrated. The new genus is placed in the subtribe Lionychina Jeannel, 1948, according to the structure of the elytral epipleura, of the labium and of the stylomeres.