Three new species of Broun, 1886 from the southern slopes of the New Guinea central range, with introduction of the group (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae).

Three new species of the genus Broun, 1886: , and are described from New Guinea. The former two species are placed into the group, while the latter is suggested to be a member of a separate lineage, the newly introduced group. The only other species of that group is Shaverdo & Balke, 2014. The group is phylogenetically sister of the group. All species have been collected on the southern slopes of the New Guinea central range, a region that remains mostly unsampled.