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Type: Article
Published: 2015-05-15
Page range: 300–312
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Two new high altitude genera of Camiarini (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Camiarinae) from Australia and New Zealand

Orange Agricultural Institute, 1447 Forest Rd., Locked Bag 6006, Orange NSW 2800, Australia.
Landcare Research, New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Private Bag 92170, Auckland, New Zealand
Integrative Research Center, Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60605 USA
Staphylinoidea Leiodidae Camiarinae Camiarini Australia New Zealand Coleoptera

Abstract

Two new leiodid genera and species, Camisolus ptinoides gen. nov., sp. nov. and Camiarodes nunni gen. nov., sp. nov. are described from southeastern Australia and New Zealand, respectively. Each new species is placed within its own genus on the basis of morphological uniqueness within Camiarini (Camiarinae) based on the presence of an enlarged maxillary palpomere 4 and metanepisternum with a lateral, tongue-like process that overlaps the elytron in repose. A key to the described genera is provided for world Camiarini. The tribe, new to Australia, is otherwise known only from New Zealand (six genera including one new) and southern South America (one genus). Both new genera are found exclusively in high altitude areas.