Bitoma nana Sharp, 1876

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 : 17

Bitoma nana Sharp, 1876

( Figs. 69–71 )

Bitoma nana Sharp, 1876: 27 . Sharp 1877c: 400 (reprinted from Sharp 1876). Broun 1880: 194. Hutton 1904: 169. Hudson 1923: 368. Hetschko 1930: 18. Kuschel 1990: 33, 63. Maddison 2010: 426.

Type locality: Tairua.

Broun number: 347.

Remarks: Sharp based this species on a single specimen.

Type material examined: Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “ Bitoma nana Type N. Zeal d D.S. [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand] // Type [round label with red border] // Sharp Coll 1905-313.”

Figures

FIGURES 64–72. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 64–65) Holotype, Bitoma morosa Broun, 1921; labels; 66–68) Holotype, Bitoma mundula Sharp, 1886; card-mount; labels; 69–71) Holotype, Bitoma nana Sharp, 1876; card-mount; labels 72) Holotype, Bitoma novella Hetschko, 1929 (repl. name for Bitoma maura Broun, 1912).