Contacyphon waikatoensis (Broun, 1886)

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Cyphon waikatoensis Broun 1886: 838 . Pic 1914: 37 (catalogue). Macfarlane et al. 2011: 420 (catalogue). Contacyphon waikatoensis: Zwick et al. 2013: 347 .

Type locality. Ngaruawahia.

Broun number: 1491.

Type material examined. 6 exx. Lectotype (NHM, here validated): card-mounted, genitalia mounted on glass slide pinned together with the specimen, “LECTO- \ TYPE ” [round label with blue border], “1491.” [in Broun’s hand], “ Waikato . ” [in Broun’s hand], “Ngaruawahia” [in Broun’s hand], “ New Zealand. [red underline] \ Broun Coll. \ Brit. Mus. \ 1922-482.”, “ Lectotype \ Cyphon waikato- \ ensis Broun \ det. T. Nyholm 1981” [in Nyholm’s hand] . Paralectotype (NHM, here validated): card-mounted, genitalia mounted on glass slide pinned together with the specimen, “PARA- \ LECTO- \ TYPE ” [round label with blue border], “1491.” [in Nyholm’s hand], “ Waikato.” [in Nyholm’s hand], “ Ngaruawahia ” [in Nyholm’s hand], “ New Zealand. [red underline] \ Broun Coll. \ Brit. Mus.

\ 1922-482.” [in Nyholm’s hand], “Paralectotype \ Cyphon waikato- \ ensis Broun \ det. T. Nyholm 1981” [in Nyholm’s hand], “ Cyphon graniger \ Sharp \ det. T. Nyholm 1981” [in Nyholm’s hand]. Paralectotype (NHM, here validated): card-mounted, genitalia mounted on glass slide pinned together with the specimen, “PARA- \ LECTO- \ TYPE” [round label with blue border], “1491.” [in Broun’s hand], “Ngaruaw.” [in Broun’s hand], “New Zealand. [red underline] \ Broun Coll. \ Brit. Mus. \ 1922-482.” [handwritten], “Paralectotype ♂ \ Cyphon waikatoensis \ Broun \ det. T. Nyholm 1981” [in Nyholm’s hand]. Paralectotype (NHM, here validated): card-mounted, genitalia mounted on glass slide pinned together with the specimen, “PARA- \ LECTO- \ TYPE” [round label with blue border], “1491.” [in Nyholm’s hand], “Waikatos.” [in Nyholm’s hand], “Ngaruawahia” [in Nyholm’s hand], “New Zealand. [red underline] \ Broun Coll. \ Brit. Mus. \ 1922-482.” [in Nyholm’s hand], “Paralectotype ♀ \ Cyphon waikato- \ ensis Broun \ det. T. Nyholm 1981” [in Nyholm’s hand]. Paralectotype (NHM, here validated): cardmounted, genitalia mounted on glass slide pinned together with the specimen, “PARA- \ LECTO- \ TYPE” [round label with blue border], “1491.” [in Broun’s hand], “Waikatos.” [in Broun’s hand], “New Zealand. [red underline] \ Broun Coll. \ Brit. Mus. \ 1922-482.” [handwritten], “Paralectotype \ Cyphon waikato- \ ensis Broun \ det. T. Nyholm 1981” [in Nyholm’s hand]. Paralectotype (NHM, here validated): card-mounted, genitalia mounted on glass slide pinned together with the specimen, “PARA- \ LECTO- \ TYPE” [round label with blue border], “1491.” [in Nyholm’s hand], “Ngaruaw.” [in Nyholm’s hand], “New Zealand. [red underline] \ Broun Coll. \ Brit. Mus. \ 1922-482.” [in Nyholm’s hand], “Paralectotype ♂ \ Cyphon waikatoensis \ Broun \ det. T. Nyholm 1981” [in Nyholm’s hand].

Remarks. Broun (1886) described the species from an unknown number of specimens collected on Leptospermum at Ngaruawahia, Waikato.