Notocoxelus thoracicus ( Broun, 1895 ) Lord & Leschen, 2014

Lord, Nathan P. & Leschen, Richard A. B., 2014, Illustrated Catalogue and Type Designations of the New Zealand Zopheridae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea), Zootaxa 3809 (1), pp. 1-127 : 42

Notocoxelus thoracicus ( Broun, 1895) NEW COMBINATION

( Figs. 211–212 )

Coxelus thoracicus Broun, 1895: 194 . Hutton 1904: 169. Hudson 1923: 369. Hetschko 1930: 48. May 1967: 178. Maddison 2010: 426.

Notocoxelus thoracicus: Implied combination based on the erection of the genus Notocoxelus ( Ślipiński and Lawrence, 1997: 404) .

Type locality: Wellington .

Broun number: 2763 (as given in May 1967: 178).

Remarks: Broun did not mention the number of specimens examined. In order to stabilize this name, a lectotype and paralectotype are here designated from the material of Coxelus thoracicus . There is an additional specimen (card-mounted venter-up) in the BMNH Broun collection that matches the type locality, but we do not consider this to be a syntype because Broun’s determination label identifies it as a variety of C. thoracicus . Additionally, the locality label is handwritten rather than typed, as is the case with the lectotype (BMNH) and paralectotype (MNHN).

Type material examined: Lectotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 2763. [in Broun’s hand] // Wellington // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Coxelus thoracicus [in Broun’s hand]” . Paralectotype ( MNHN): card-mounted, “ Wellington // 2763. [in Broun’s hand] // Coxelus thoracicus [in Broun’s hand]” .

Figures

FIGURES 208–216. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 208–210) Lectotype, Notocoxelus similis (Sharp, 1876; as Coxelus); card-mount; labels; 211–212) Lectotype, Notocoxelus thoracicus (Broun, 1895; as Coxelus); labels; 213–214) Holotype, Notocoxelus variegatus (Broun, 1909; as Coxelus); labels; 215–216) Holotype, Notocoxelus xanthonyx (Broun, 1910; as Coxelus); labels.