Contacyphon pumilio (Sharp, 1878)

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Cyphon pumilio Sharp 1878: 53 . Broun 1880: 320 (reprinted excerpt of Sharp 1878). Pic 1914: 34 (catalogue). Macfarlane et al. 2011: 420 (catalogue). Contacyphon pumilio: Zwick et al. 2013: 345 .

Type locality. Auckland.

Broun number: 578.

Type material examined. 2 exx. Lectotype (NHM, here validated): card-mounted, “ Cyphon pumilio \ Type D. S. ” [handwritten on card], “LECTO- \ TYPE ” [round label with blue border], “ Type \ H. T.” [round label with red border], “ Auckland \ New Zealand . [red underline]”, “ Auckland Broun” [handwritten], “ Sharp Coll \ 1905-313.”, “ Lectotype ♀ \ Cyphon pumilio \ Sharp \ det. T. Nyholm 1981” [in Nyholm’s hand] . Paralectotype (NHM, here validated): card-mounted, “ Cyphon pumilio \ var.” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “PARA- \ LECTO- \ TYPE ” [round label with blue border], “ Auckland [red underline] \ New Zealand . ”, “ Auckland ” [handwritten], Sharp Coll \ 1905-313.”, “ Paralectotype \ Cyphon pumilio \ Sharp \ det. T. Nyholm 1981” [in Nyholm’s hand].

Remarks. Sharp studied two specimens of this species, both collected in Auckland (Sharp 1878).