Bitoma novella Hetschko, 1929

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 : 17-18

Bitoma novella Hetschko, 1929

( Figs. 72–73 )

Bitoma novella Hetschko, 1929: 94 , replacement name for Bitoma maura Broun, 1912: 420 , preoccupied by Bitoma maura ( Pascoe, 1863c: 129; as Xuthia ). Maddison 2010: 426.

Bitoma maura Broun, 1912: 420 . Hudson 1923: 369.

Type locality: Waimarino.

Broun number: 3225. Remarks: Broun based this species on a single specimen collected in January, 1910. Type material examined: Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 3225. [in

Broun’s hand] // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Waimarino Jany. 1910. [in

Broun’s hand] // Bitoma maura [in Broun’s hand]”.

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).

FIGURES 73–81. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 73) Holotype labels, Bitoma novella Hetschko, 1929 (repl. name for Bitoma maura Broun, 1912); 74–75) Holotype, Bitoma picicornis Broun, 1909; labels; 76–78) Lectotype, Bitoma rugosa Sharp, 1876; card-mount; labels; 79–80) Holotype, Bitoma scita Broun, 1886; labels; 81) Holotype, Bitoma serraticula Sharp, 1886.