Contacyphon zealandicus (Sharp, 1878)

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Cyphon zealandicus Sharp 1878: 55 . Broun 1880: 323 (reprinted excerpt of Sharp 1878). Pic 1914: 37 (catalogue). Nyholm 2000: 52, 56 (aedeagus and prehensor illustrated). Macfarlane et al. 2011: 420 (catalogue). Contacyphon zealandicus (Sharp, 1878): Zwick et al. 2013: 347.

Type locality. Tairua.

Broun number: 586.

Type material examined. 4 exx. Lectotype (NHM, here validated): card-mounted, genitalia mounted on glass slide pinned together with the specimen, “ Cyphon zealandicus \ Type D. S.” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “LECTO- \ TYPE” [round label with blue border], “TYPE \ H. T.” [round label with red border], “Tairua, [red underline] \ New Zealand. \ Broun.”, “Tairua” [handwritten], “Sharp Coll \ 1905-313.”, “Lectotype \ Cyphon zealandicus \ Sharp \ det. T. Nyholm 1981” [in Nyholm’s hand]. Paralectotype (NHM, here validated): cardmounted, genitalia mounted on glass slide pinned together with the specimen, “ Cyphon zealandicus \ Ind. typ. \ D. S.” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “C. zea- \ landicus \ ♂” [handwritten on genitalia slide], “PARA- \ LECTO- \ TYPE” [round label with blue border], “Tairua, [red underline] \ New Zealand. \ Broun.”, “Tairua” [handwritten], “Sharp Coll \ 1905-313.”, “Paralectotype \ Cyphon zealandicus \ Sharp \ det. T. Nyholm 1981” [in Nyholm’s hand]. Paralectotype (NHM, here validated): card-mounted, “ Cyphon zealandicus \ Ind. typ. \ D. S.” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “PARA- \ LECTO- \ TYPE” [round label with blue border], “Tairua, [red underline] \ New Zealand. \ Broun.”, “Tairua” [handwritten], “Sharp Coll \ 1905-313.”, “Paralectotype \ Cyphon zealandicus \ Sharp \ det. T. Nyholm 1981” [in Nyholm’s hand]. Paralectotype (NHM, here validated): cardmounted, genitalia mounted on glass slide pinned together with the specimen, “ Cyphon zealandicus \ var. \ D. S.” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “PARA- \ LECTO- \ TYPE” [round label with blue border], “Tairua, [red underline] \ New Zealand. \ Broun.”, “Tairua” [handwritten], “Sharp Coll \ 1905-313.”, “Paralectotype \ Cyphon zealandicus \ Sharp \ det. T. Nyholm 1981” [in Nyholm’s hand].

Remarks. Four specimens studied by Sharp were collected by Broun at Tairua (Sharp 1878).