Cyphanus laticeps Sharp, 1878

(Fig. 13C)

Cyphanus laticeps Sharp 1878: 45 . Broun 1880: 309. Pic 1914: 15 (catalogue). Macfarlane et al. 2011: 420 (catalogue).

Type locality. Tairua.

Broun number: 553.

Type material examined. 1 ex. Holotype (NHM): card-mounted, “ Cyphanus laticeps \ Type D. S. \ Tairua, Broun” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “Tairua, \ New Zealand. [red underline] \ Broun.”, “Sharp Coll \ 1906-313.”, “ Type \ H. T.” [round label with red margin].

Remarks. Sharp (1878) received this species from Captain Broun, who sent specimens from Tairua to Wakefield and Sharp himself.