Bitoma distincta 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 : 16

Bitoma distincta Broun, 1880

( Figs. 55–56 )

Bitoma distincta Broun, 1880: 194 . Hutton 1904: 169. Broun 1921b: 613. Hudson 1923: 368. Hetschko 1930: 17. Maddison 2010: 426.

Type locality: Tairua.

Broun number: 348.

Remarks: Broun based this species on a single specimen.

Type material examined: Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 348 [green label] // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Tairua. [black underline, in Broun’s hand] // Bitoma distincta [in Broun’s hand]”.

Figures

FIGURES 55–63. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 55–56) Holotype, Bitoma distincta Broun, 1880; labels; 57–58) Holotype, Bitoma guttata Broun, 1886; labels; 59–61) Lectotype, Bitoma insularis White, 1846; labels; 62–63) Holotype, Bitoma lobata Broun, 1886; labels.