Abstract
The genus Formicocephalus Heller, 1916 is redescribed. Two new species: Formicocephalus hermani n. sp. and Formicocephalus raptor n. sp. are described from New Caledonia and illustrated. The lectotype of Formicocephalus uranosco-pus Heller is designated. The genus Formicocephalus Heller is endemic to New Caledonia (Heller, 1916; Blackwelder, 1939) and in present classification it is placed in the tribe Paederini, in the subtribe Cryptobiina (Newton and Thayer, 2005). Until now, it was known only fromthe type species, Formicocephalus uranoscopus Heller, described from a single male specimen held in the SMTD collections. The discovery of two new species of Formicocephalus provided new morphological data, thus prompting a redescription of the genus. Formicocephalus hermani n. sp. and F. raptor n. sp. were collected from "Mont Do" (Bouloupari, South Province). This location is approximately 50 km NW from the type locality (Mont Humboldt).
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