Synopsis of the tribe Zolini in New Zealand (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Author Larochelle Author Larivière, Marie-Claude Author Larochelle Author Larivière text Insecta Mundi 2017 2017-12-29 2017 594 1 110 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.5169575 1942-1354 5169575 89FC75EA-2324-4361-B818-FBA7B7682A00 Maungazolus parvulus ( Broun, 1903 ) , new combination Fig. 61 , 114 Oöpterus parvulus Broun, 1903: 610 . Lectotype (here designated): male (BMNH) labeled: “[male symbols] / Type (circular red-bordered label; typed) / 2617. [male symbol] (hand-written) / New Zeal. Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922–482. (white label with red horizontal line; typed) / [NN] Westport 1902. / Oöpterus parvulus (hand-written) / LECTOTYPE [male symbol] Oopterus parvulus Broun, 1903 designated by Larochelle & Larivière, 2017 (red label; typed). New combination Pseudoopterus parvulus : Csiki 1928: 225 . Oopterus parvulus : Hudson 1934: 177 . Description . Body length 2.9–3.1 mm . Head yellowish, infuscated discally; pronotum and elytra yellowish, dark brown discally; elytra with suture reddish, sides and apex widely yellowish; abdomen mostly dark brown, yellowish laterally and apically; antennal segments 1+2, palpi, and legs yellowish; antennal segments 3–11 reddish. Microsculpture absent. Iridescence absent. Very shiny, without metallic luster. Head . Labrum strongly transverse, slightly emarginate anteriorly. Antennae submoniliform, short: segment 1 (scape) short, stout, about 1.5x longer than its maximum width. Frontal furrows wide, deep, convergent. Eyes moderately convex; two setiferous punctures on inner side of each eye. Tempora slightly inflated (about one third as long as eyes). Mentum: medial tooth entire, rounded apically, moderately shorter than lateral lobes. Paraglossae membranous, prominent, slightly longer than ligula. Thorax . Pronotum strongly convex, coarsely punctate across base and finely punctate apically, unwrinkled, strongly transverse and cordate, widest before middle; apex subtruncate; anterolateral angles poorly developed, rounded; anterior bead incomplete, obsolete medially; sides strongly rounded, not sinuate posteriorly; lateral grooves absent; two setiferous punctures on each side; posterolateral angles acute, projected laterally; posterolateral carinae obsolete; laterobasal foveae well defined, coarsely punctate, moderately deep and wide, rounded, not prolonged forward, simple; posterior bead absent; sub-basal transverse impression well developed, coarsely punctate (with about 10 punctures); basal transverse impression well developed, coarsely punctate (with about 10 punctures); base subtruncate, much narrower than pronotal apex, about as wide as elytral base. Legs . Short. Elytra . Strongly convex, ovate, widest about middle. Basal margin incomplete, reaching about stria 4. Shoulders rounded. Sides strongly rounded. Scutellar striole obsolete. Striae replaced by rows of coarse punctures, very deep; row 1 complete; rows 2–7 incomplete; row 3 with three setiferous punctures. Recurrent stria long, blunt, directed apically toward row 5. Subapical seta present. Intervals moderately convex. Sutural apices obtuse. Abdomen . Last visible sternum (sternum VII): male with two apical ambulatory setae; female with four apical ambulatory setae. Aedeagus . Not seen (no specimen available for dissection). Material examined . 4 specimens ( BMNH , NZAC ). Geographic distribution ( Fig. 114 ). South Island: BR –Punakaiki. NN –Westport. Ecology . Lowland. Epigean. Wet forests (beech ) . Shaded ground. Nocturnal; hides during the day in moss, and under logs and stones. Biology . Seasonality: October. Tenerals: March (BR). Predacious (based on mouthpart morphology). Dispersal power . Subapterous (incapable of flight). Slow runner. Collecting techniques . Sifting moss; lifting logs and stones. References . Larochelle and Larivière 2001: 76 (as Oopterus parvulus ; catalogue; biology, dispersal power, ecology, geographic distribution, references), 2016: 21 (as Oopterus parvulus ; list). Remark . Oopterus parvulus was described by Broun (1903: 610) based on two male syntypes mounted together on a white rectangular label (BMNH); the male on the left is selected as the lectotype , while the male on the right becomes a paralectotype . These type designations are made to preserve stability of nomenclature in the future.