Syncalus explanatus Broun, 1912

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 : 59

Syncalus explanatus Broun, 1912

( Figs. 313–314 )

Syncalus explanatus Broun, 1912: 417 . Hudson 1923: 369. Hetschko 1930: 57. Maddison 2010: 426.

Type locality: Akatarawa , near Wellington .

Broun number: 3220.

Remarks: Broun based this species on a single specimen.

Type material examined: Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 3220. [in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Akatarawa. Wellington. [in Broun’s hand] // Syncalus explanatus [in Broun’s hand]”.

Figures

FIGURES 307–315. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 307–308) Lectotype cardmount; labels, Pristoderus wakefieldi (Sharp, 1877; as Enarsus); 309–310) Lectotype, Pristoderus wallacei (Broun, 1912; as Ulonotus); labels; 311–312) Holotype, Rytinotus squamulosus Broun, 1880; labels; 313–314) Holotype, Syncalus explanatus Broun, 1912; labels; 315) Holotype, Syncalus granulatus (Broun, 1880; as Acosmetus).