The new sp. is described after 3 <5 from Melville Island, off the northern coast of Australia. Holotype 6: Australia, Melville Island, Takamprhnili Creek, Pickertaramoor, 11°46’S/130°53’E, I l-X-1996; deposited in Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin. This is the first record of the genus for Australia.