New genera and new species of Aleocharinae from Australia (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae).

Abstract

This contribution treats 18 Australian species belonging to 6 tribes (Gyrophaenini, Homalotini, Bolitocharini, Athetini, Thamiaraeini, Aleocharini). Three new genera are described: Austraepiskia gen. nov. and Austracoenonica gen. nov. belong to the Homalotini tribe, and Tryphopsichara gen. nov. to the Bolitocharini tribe. Seventeen new species are described: Brachida linsaymontis spec. nov., Sternotropa linsaymontis spec. nov., Sternotropa tambourinensis spec. nov., Sternotropa brisbanensis spec. nov., Austraepiskia barrinensis spec. nov., Austracoenonica laminaris spec. nov., Tryphopsichara australiana spec. nov., Leptostiba tambourinensis spec. nov., Atheta (Acrotona) wachteli spec. nov., Atheta (Traumoecia) tambourinensis spec. nov., Gastropaga brisbanensis spec. nov., Gastropaga barrinensis spec. nov., Pelioptera barrinensis spec. nov., Mimacrotona bowravillensis spec. nov., Apimela carnavonensis spec. nov., Apimela queenslandica spec. nov., Pseudoplandria bowravillensis spec. nov. All new genera and new species are illustrated and compared with related taxa.

Keywords

Insecta, Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae, Taxonomy, New Genera, New Spe­cies, Australia.

Nomenclatural Acts

carnavonensis Pace, 2015 (Apimela), spec. n.
queenslandica Pace, 2015 (Apimela), spec. n.
wachteli Pace, 2015 (Atheta (Acrotona)), spec. n.
tambourinensis Pace, 2015 (Atheta (Traumoecia)), spec. n.
laminaris Pace, 2015 (Austracoenonica), spec. n.
barrinensis Pace, 2015 (Austraepiskia), spec. n.
Tryphopsichara Pace, 2015 (Bolitocharini), gen. n.
linsaymontis Pace, 2015 (Brachida), spec. n.
barrinensis Pace, 2015 (Gastropaga), spec. n.
brisbanensis Pace, 2015 (Gastropaga), spec. n.
Austracoenonica Pace, 2015 (Homalotini), gen. n.
Austraepiskia Pace, 2015 (Homalotini), gen. n.
tambourinensis Pace, 2015 (Leptostiba), spec. n.
bowravillensis Pace, 2015 (Mimacrotona), spec. n.
barrinensis Pace, 2015 (Pelioptera), spec. n.
bowravillensis Pace, 2015 (Pseudoplandria), spec. n.
brisbanensis Pace, 2015 (Sternotropa), spec. n.
linsaymontis Pace, 2015 (Sternotropa), spec. n.
tambourinensis Pace, 2015 (Sternotropa), spec. n.
australiana Pace, 2015 (Tryphopsichara), spec. n.
tambourinensis Pace, 2015 (Tryphopsichara), spec. n.