A new species of Dentaphila Kistner 1997, D. australis n. sp. (type locality, Wallacha Falls, Northern Queensland, Australia) is described, and habitus and line drawing illustrations are provided for its recognition. The systematic placement of D. australis is discussed, and a detailed comparative discussion outlines similarities and differences between D. australis, D. malaysiensis, the type species of Dentaphila, and D. mirabilis from Hong Kong. This represents the second known record of Dentaphila, and the first occurrence of the genus in Australia.
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1 January 2004
A Distinctive New Species of the Myrmecophilous Genus Dentaphila, and the First Record of the Genus from Australia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae)
James S. Ashe
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Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society
Vol. 77 • No. 1
January 2004
Vol. 77 • No. 1
January 2004
Australia
Coleoptera
Dentaphila
Hong Kong
new species
Staphylinidae