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
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1
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journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3809.1.1
1175-5326
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Chorasus subcaecus
Sharp, 1882
(
Figs. 103–105
)
Chorasus subcaecus
Sharp, 1882: 80
.
Broun 1893b: 1093
(reprinted excerpt of
Sharp 1882: 80
).
Hutton 1904: 170
.
Broun 1921a: 529
.
Hudson 1923: 369
.
Hetschko 1930: 49
.
Ivie and Ślipiński 1990: 13
.
Ślipiński and Lawrence 1997: 368
.
Maddison 2010: 426
.
Chorasus subcoecus
:
Hetschko 1930: 59
. Incorrect subsequent spelling, not available.
Type
locality
: Greymouth.
Broun number
: 1943.
Remarks:
Sharp did not mention the number of specimens examined. In order to stabilize this name, a
lectotype
and
eight paralectotypes
are
here designated
from the material of
Chorasus subcaecus
. There are an additional
six specimens
in the BMNH that appear to be on the same card and pin type as the syntypic series. While it is possible these specimens are also part of the syntypic series, we do not regard them as such due to the discrepancy in label data (
e.g.
,
one specimen
was dated 1885).
Type material examined
:
Lectotype
(
BMNH
): card-mounted, “
Chorasus subcaecus
Type D.S. Greymouth.
[written at base of card in Sharp’s hand] // Type [round label with red border] // Greymouth, [red underline]
New Zealand
. Helms. // Sharp Coll. 1905-313.”
Paralectotype
(
BMNH
): 1, card-mounted, “
Chorasus subcaecus Ind.
typ.
D.S. Greymouth
[written at base of card in Sharp’s hand] // Greymouth,
New Zealand
. [red underline] Helms. // Sharp Coll. 1905-313.”
Paralectotype
(
BMNH
): 1, card-mounted venter-up, “
Chorasus subcaecus D.S. Greymouth Helms.
[written at base of card in
Sharp’s
hand] //
Greymouth
,
New Zealand
. [red underline] Helms. // Sharp Coll. 1905-313.”
Paralectotypes
(
BMNH
): 2, mounted on same card, “
Chorasus subcaecus Greymouth.
[written at base of card in
Sharp’s
hand] //
Greymouth
,
New Zealand
. [red underline] Helms. // Sharp Coll. 1905- 313.”
Paralectotypes
(
BMNH
): 4, mounted on same card, one disarticulated, “
Chorasus
sub-
caecus Greymouth N. Zd.
[written at base of card in
Sharp’s
hand] //
Greymouth
,
New Zealand
. [red underline] Helms. // Sharp Coll. 1905-313.”