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
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Pycnomerus nitiventris
Broun, 1903
(
Figs. 394–395
)
Pycnomerus nitiventris
Broun, 1903: 617
.
Hutton 1904: 342
.
Hudson 1923: 370
.
Pycnomerus nitidocularis
:
Hetschko 1930: 63
. Incorrect subsequent spelling, not available.
Pycnomerus nitidiventris
:
Maddison 2010: 426
. Incorrect subsequent spelling, not available.
Type
locality
: Westport.
Broun number
: 2780 (as given in
May 1967
: 178
).
Remarks:
Broun mentioned
two specimens
from Walker’s collection, which we assume are the
two specimens
in the BMNH Broun collection labeled from Westport. In order to stabilize this name, a
lectotype
and
paralectotype
are
here designated
from the material of
Pycnomerus nitiventris
.
Type material examined
:
Lectotype
(
BMNH
): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 2780. [in
Broun’s hand] // Westport. [in Broun’s hand] //
New Zealand
. [red underline] Broun
Coll. Brit. Mus.
1922-482. //
Pycnomerus nitiventris
[in Broun’s hand]”.
Paralectotype
(
BMNH
): mounted venter-up, “2780. [in Broun’s hand] / /
New Zealand
. [red underline] Broun
Coll. Brit. Mus.
1922-482. // Westport [in Broun’s hand]”
.