Illustrated Catalogue and Type Designations of the New Zealand Zopheridae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) Author Lord, Nathan P. Author Leschen, Richard A. B. text Zootaxa 2014 2014-05-29 3809 1 1 127 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3809.1.1 1175-5326 4918362 F5CD8411-8D8E-49C4-BE8D-07747B1E356E Syncalus optatus Sharp, 1876 ( Figs. 324–326 ) Syncalus optatus Sharp, 1876: 21 . Sharp 1877c: 394 (reprinted from Sharp 1876 ). Broun 1880: 201 . Hutton 1904: 170 . Broun 1923: 686 . Hudson 1923: 369 . Hetschko 1930: 57 . Kuschel 1990: 33 , 64. Maddison 2010: 426 . Type locality : Auckland . Broun number : 359. Remarks: Sharp based this species on a single “mutilated” specimen. Type material examined : Holotype ( BMNH ): card-mounted [missing tarsomeres on the prolegs and right meso- and metalegs], “ Syncalus optatus Type N. Zeal d . D.S. [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand] // Type [round label with red border] // Sharp Coll. 1905-313.”