Ablabus crassulus (Broun, 1914)

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 : 7

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scientific name	Ablabus crassulus (Broun, 1914)
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Notoulus crassulus Broun, 1914a: 96 . Broun 1921a: 526. Hudson 1923: 368. Hetschko 1930: 37. Kuschel 1990: 33, 63. Ablabus crassulus: Implied combination based on Notoulus as an objective synonym of Ablabus in Ivie and Ślipiński 1990: 9. Ablabus crassulus: Maddison 2010: 426 .

Type locality: Mount Te Aroha .

Broun number: 3405.

Remarks: Broun mentioned that he based this species on two specimens collected in November, 1910. In order to stabilize this name, a lectotype and paralectotype are here designated from the material of Notoulus crassulus .

Type material examined: Lectotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 3405. [in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Te Aroha. Nov r 1910. [in Broun’s hand] // Notoulus crassulus . [in Broun’s hand]” . Paralectotype ( BMNH): mounted venter-up, “3405. [in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Te Aroha. Nov r 1910. [in Broun’s hand] // Notoulus crassulus [in Broun’s hand]” .

References

Broun, T. (1914 a) Descriptions of new genera and species of Coleoptera. Part II. Bulletin of the New Zealand Institute, 1, 79 - 142.

Broun, T. (1921 a) Descriptions of new genera and species of Coleoptera. Part VI. Bulletin of the New Zealand Institute, 1, 475 - 590.

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.

Ivie, M. A. & Slipinski, S. A. (1990) Catalogue of the genera of world Colydiidae (Coleoptera). Annales Zoologici, 43 (Supplement 1), 1 - 32.

Kuschel, G. (1990) Beetles in a suburban environment: a New Zealand case study. DSIR Plant Protection Report, 3, 1 - 118.

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

Figures

FIGURES 1–9. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 1–3) Lectotype, Ablabus brevis Broun, 1882; card-mount; labels; 4–5) Lectotype, Ablabus crassulus (Broun, 1914; as Notoulus); labels; 6–7) Holotype, Ablabus demissus (Broun, 1912; as Notoulus); labels; 8–9) Holotype, Ablabus discors (Broun, 1921; as Notoulus); labels.