Pristoderus insignis ( 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 : 50-51

Pristoderus insignis ( Broun, 1880)

( Figs. 262–263 )

Ulonotus insignis Broun, 1880: 191 .

Recyntus insignis: Broun 1882: 294 . Broun 1886: 765 (reprinted from Broun 1882). Hutton 1904: 170. Broun 1923: 687. Hudson 1923: 369. Hetschko 1930: 56.

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

Pristoderus insignis: Maddison 2010: 426 .

Type locality: Mount Manaia [Whangarei Heads] .

Broun number: 341.

Remarks: Broun (1880: 191) mentioned that he based this species on two specimens while several others with

different body proportions were listed as varieties. We located one specimen labeled “Mount Manaia” which we designate as the lectotype, and another with a similar “341” label which we designate as the paralectotype. Two additional specimens (card-mounted venter-up) were located and may be the varietal specimens Broun mentioned. In order to stabilize this name, a lectotype and paralectotype are here designated from the material of Ulonotus insignis . Broun’s determination label on the lectotype reads “ Recyntus insignis ,” but the name given in the original description is Ulonotus insignis .

Type material examined: Lectotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 341 [green label] // Mount Manaia [in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Recyntus insignis [in Broun’s hand]” . Paralectotype ( BMNH): “341. [green label] // New Zealand. [red underline] / Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482.”

Figures

FIGURES 262–270. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 262–263) Lectotype, Pristoderus insignis (Broun, 1880; as Ulonotus); labels; 264–265) Holotype, Pristoderus integratus (Broun, 1886; as Ulonotus); labels; 266–267) Lectotype, Pristoderus isostictus (Broun, 1886; as Ulonotus); labels; 268–269) Lectotype, Pristoderus lawsoni (Wollaston, 1873; as Tarphiomimetes); labels; 270) Lectotype, Pristoderus philpotti (Broun, 1914; as Ulonotus).