Thyreocephalus wogwog Bordoni, 2005

Bordoni, Arnaldo, 2010, Xantholinini from the Australian and Oriental Regions. New genus, new species and new records (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). 208 ° contribution to the knowledge of the Staphylinidae, Zootaxa 2538, pp. 38-46 : 38-39

Thyreocephalus wogwog Bordoni, 2005

Material examined. Australia: New South Wales, The Moross, 35.02S, 149.45E, M. Hansen 3.X.1988, 1 ex. ( ZMUC).

Notes. This species is known from New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania ( Bordoni, 2005).

Bathyllia n. gen.

Description. Body very robust (18 mm long) (fig. 1). Similar to Thyreocephalus Guérin de Ménéville but differing by the following characters: head narrow, distinctly dilated posteriad, maxillary and labial palpi with last articles much longer than third article (figs. 3–4), upper epipleural line of pronotum joined to inferior line close to anterior corners, mesosternum large and long, flat (fig. 8), anterior tarsi moderately dilated (fig. 6), aedeagus subcircular, with symmetrical small parameres (fig. 11).

Female unknown.

Type species. Bathyllia plumbea , by monotypy, here designed.

Etymology. From the name of an ancient dance in honour of Diana and Apollo.

Distribution. Australian Capital Territory.