Phacophallus pallidipennis (Motschulsky, 1858)

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 : 42

Phacophallus pallidipennis (Motschulsky, 1858)

Material examined. Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, Black Mount., 35.17S, 149.07E, M. Hansen 11.XII.1988, 1 ex. ( ZMUC).

Notes. Phacophallus pallidipennis is known from the Oriental Region, Europe, North America ( Bordoni, 2002), and Australia (South Australia, introduced) ( Bordoni, 2005).

Enervia elongata n. sp.

Type material. Holotype Ƥ: Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Brindabella, Condor Creek, 35.19S, 148.50E, M. Hansen 18.XI.1988 ( ZMC).

Description. Body (fig. 21) narrow, elongate, 8 mm long; length from anterior margin of head to posterior margin of elytra: 4.8 mm. Head, elytra and abdomen brown reddish; pronotum, antennae and legs orange. Head characteristically elongate and dilated posteriad; pronotum narrow, distinctly sinuate at sides; elytra very long and narrow. Except median narrow strip, surface of head with deep, dense punctation,. Eyes small, not protruding. Pronotum slightly longer and narrower than head, dilated anteriorly, with distinctly concave sides posteriorly; its surface shiny, except median strip with fine punctures. Elytra very long, longer (1.11– 1.37 mm) and wider than pronotum, dilated posteriad; humeri slightly rounded; their surface with very fine punctation arranged in numerous series. Abdomen with fine and deep polygonal microreticulation, with fine and deep punctation, and dense, long yellow pubescence.

Male unknown.

Distribution. Known from the type locality.

Etymology. From the Latin elongatus - a- um (extended) refers to the shape of the body.

Notes. This species differs from its congeners by the characteristic colour and shape of the body.