Nothocyphon alces Zwick, 2015, n. sp.

Nothocyphon alces, n. sp. ( Figs. 85, 91) Type material: 1 ♂ holotype: 37.44 S 145.43 E VIC Warburton 2.2 km NE on Acheron Way 320m 27.Feb, 1993 931 A.Newton & M.Thayer \ Euc.regnans forest w. Acacia dealbata pyr. fogging old fungusy logs (ANIC). Habitus. BL 2.4mm. BL/BW ~ 1.7. Very similar to N. isolaeregis and N. amphora. Male. Similar to N. isolaeregis, but the pala is anteriorly narrowed and the trigonium is apically not widened. The parameres are short and wide, medial portion with some large teeth, outer edge drawn out into a large triangular tooth with some small teeth on its base. Female. Unknown. Etymology. The strong teeth on the plate of the paramere make the ensemble resemble the antlers of a moose. The scientific name of that huge deer, Alces, is used as a noun in apposition.Published as part of Zwick, Peter, 2015, Australian Marsh Beetles (Coleoptera: Scirtidae). 7. Genus Nothocyphon, new genus, pp. 301-359 in Zootaxa 3981 (3) on page 335, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3981.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/24097