| abstract | Five new species collected in various parts of Australia are described: Pseudotocepheus coarctatus, Pedrocortesella propinqua, P. temperata, P. dispersa and P. queenslandica spp.n. The taxonomic status of the genera Pedrocortesia Hammer, 1958, Pedrocortesella Hammer, 1961 and Phereliodes Grandjean, 1931 are discussed. |