Ischyrodyodoys thomsonae sp. nov.

Figures 16–23

Holotype:, Australia, Sadliers 185, technique: pitfall trap, date 17– 24.11.2005, collector L.J. Thomson (MV T-20013).

Paratypes: 1, same origin; 3 and 1, Australia, Sadliers 24.2, Pitfall trap, 17– 24.11.2005, leg. L.J. Thomson; 3, Australia, Sadliers 34.19, Pitfall trap, 17– 24.11.2005, leg. L.J. Thomson; 1 and 2, Australia, Sadliers 23.1, Pitfall trap, 17– 24.11.2005, leg. L.J. Thomson.

Description. Length 1.8–2.0 mm. Body shiny and black-brown, antennae black with basal antennomere brown, legs yellow-brown with brown femurs and tarses yellow. Eyes longer than temples. 1st basal antennomere longer than 2nd, 3rd as long as 2nd, 4th antennomeres to 10th transverse, 11th antennomere as long as the 2 preceding antennomeres and a half together. Reticulation of the head and the pronotum absent, that of the elytrae very superficial. Punctuation of the head thin, dense and very superficial. Granularity of the pronotum dense and salient. Naked abdomen, without granularity or reticulation, with a basal sulcus, on the 5th urotergite 2 punctures and some on each lateral side. Aedeagus figs 17–18, spermatheca fig 19.

Etymology. The new species is dedicated to Dr Linda J. Thomson, researcher of the Zoology Department, University of Melbourne. She collected this new species together with other new species here described.