New Zealand Entomologist (2010) 33(1): 114–117
©New Zealand Entomological Society, Inc.

Research article
Xantholinini of the Australasian Region (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). III. Description of Otagonia nunni n.sp. and new records from New Zealand

Arnaldo Bordoni <sup>*1

1</sup> Museo di Storia naturale dell¡¯Universit¨¤ di Firenze, sezione di Zoologia ¡°La Specola¡±, via Romana 17, 50125 Firenze, Italy. E-mail: arnaldo.bordoni@libero.it
^*Corresponding author.

Abstract: Specimens of Xantholinini (Staphylinidae) from the private collection of John Nunn (Dunedin, New Zealand) were studied. Otagonia nunni n. sp. is described from North Island. New records for another 14 species of Xantholinini that occur in New Zealand are provided.

Keywords: Coleoptera; Staphylinidae; Xantholinini; Nunn collection; Otagonia; new species; New Zealand