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Lineostethus
Ruckes, 1966 has four species,
L.clypeatus
(Stål, 1862),
L.graziae
Hildebrand & Becker, 1982,
L.marginellus
(Stål, 1872), and
L.tenebricornis
(Ruckes, 1957); mostly restricted to Central America, but with distribution records in the southern North America.
Lineostethus
is one of the discocephaline genera with discoid head. The last review of the genus, from the 1980’s, focused on the genital morphology and failed to provide updated descriptions or a key to species. We had access to material from different collections, including several specimens representing new species of
Lineostethus
, and males of
L.marginellus
which shows important variations in genital morphology. Here we update the generic description of
Lineostethus
and its known species and describe the new species
Lineostethusacuminatus
sp. nov. (holotype male in DZUP: Costa Rica, Guanacaste),
Lineostethusauritus
sp. nov. (holotype male in AMNH: Mexico, Oaxaca),
Lineostethusotarus
sp. nov. (holotype male in AMNH: Mexico, Michoacán) and
Lineostethussinuosus
sp. nov. (holotype male in DZUP: Mexico, Yucatán). Additionally, we provide identification keys and distribution maps.