title: Scydmepitoxis gen. n., a new genus of Cyrtoscydmini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae) from Australia.
abstract: A new Australian genus of Cyrtoscydmini, Scydmepitoxis gen. n. with a single species S. paradoxa sp. n. is described from New South Wales. A remarkable character of the new genus is a deep sub-basal constriction of the pronotum. The morphology of Scydmepitoxis is described and illustrated in detail, and its diagnostic characters are discussed. Possible affinities with Sciacharis and Sciacharoides are suggested.
authors.affiliation: Museum of Natural History, University of Wrocław, Sienkiewicza 21, 50-335 Wrocław, Poland.; Email: scydmaenus@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jałoszyński
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia; D049628:Body Size; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size