Pristoderus contractifrons ( Broun, 1880 )

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 : 47

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Pristoderus contractifrons ( Broun, 1880)

( Figs. 241–242 View FIGURES 235–243 )

Enarsus contractifrons Broun, 1880: 200 . Hutton 1904: 170. Hudson 1923: 369. Hetschko 1930: 36.

Pristoderus contractifrons: Implied combination based on synonymy of Enarsus with Pristoderus in Ślipiński and Lawrence 1997: 406.

Pristoderus contractifrons: Maddison 2010: 426 .

Type locality: Tairua.

Broun number: 358.

Remarks: Broun based this species on a single specimen.

Type material examined: Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 358 [green label] // Tairua // New Zealand [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Enarsus contractifrons . [in Broun’s hand]”.

References

Broun, T. (1880) Manual of the New Zealand Coleoptera. Government Printer, Wellington, Part I: XIX + 1 - 651 + VIII.

Hetschko, A. (1930) Coleopterorum Catalogueus, pars 107, Colydiidae. Vol 15. W. Junk, Berlin, pp. 1 - 124.

Hudson, G. V. (1923) An index of New Zealand beetles. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 54 [1922], 353 - 399.

Hutton, F. W. (1904) Index Faunae Novae Zealandiae. Dulau & Co., London, 372 pp.

Maddison, P. M. (2010) Checklist of New Zealand Hexapoda. Order Coleoptera. [Chapter] NINE: Phylum Arthropoda: Subphylum Hexapoda: Protura, springtails, Diplura, and insects. In: Gordon, D. P. (Ed.), New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Vol. 2. Kingdom Animalia. Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand, pp. 233 - 467

Slipinski, S. A. & Lawrence, J. F. (1997) Genera of Colydiinae (Coleoptera: Zopheridae) of the Australo-Pacific region. Annales Zoologici, 47 (3 / 4), 341 - 440.

Figures

FIGURES 235–243. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 235–236) Lectotype cardmount; labels, Pristoderus brouni (Sharp, 1876; as Ulonotus); 237–238) Holotype, Pristoderus carus (Broun, 1886; as Ulonotus); labels; 239–240) Lectotype, Pristoderus cinereus (Broun, 1886; as Ulonotus); labels; 241–242) Holotype, Pristoderus contractifrons (Broun, 1880; as Enarsus); labels 243) Lectotype, Pristoderus cucullatus (Sharp, 1886; as Enarsus).