Chorasus incertus ( Broun, 1895 )

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 : 20-21

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scientific name	Chorasus incertus ( Broun, 1895 )
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Chorasus incertus ( Broun, 1895)

( Figs. 93–94 View FIGURES 91–99 )

Vitiacus incertus Broun, 1895: 195 . Broun 1921a: 530. Hutton 1904: 169. Hudson 1923: 369. Hetschko 1930: 48. May 1967: 178.

Chorasus incertus: Implied combination based on synonymy of Vitiacus with Chorasus in Ślipiński and Lawrence 1997: 368.

Chorasus incertus: Maddison 2010: 426 .

Type locality: Mount Te Aroha .

Broun number: 2774 (as given in Broun 1921a: 530; May 1967: 178).

Remarks: Broun mentioned that he based this species on two specimens collected in March, 1894. Broun (1895: 195) originally listed this taxon as a varietal form of V. costatus to be treated further when more material of both forms became available. Hetschko (1930: 48) also listed it as a variety of Vitiacus costatus Broun. However , V. incertus was listed as a distinct species in later works (e.g. May 1967), thus we regard this species as distinct and not a varietal form. In order to stabilize this name, a lectotype and paralectotype are here designated from the material of Vitiacus incertus .

Type material examined: Lectotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 2774. [in Broun’s hand] // Mount TeAroha. [in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922- 482. // Vitiacus incertus . [in Broun’s hand]” . Paralectotype ( BMNH): mounted venter-up, “2774 [in Broun’s hand] // Mount. Te Aroha [in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Vitiacus incertus [in Broun’s hand]” .

References

Broun, T. (1895) Descriptions of new Coleoptera from New Zealand. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (6), 15 (1895), 67 - 88, 194 - 203, 234 - 245, 405 - 419.

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.

Hutton, F. W. (1904) Index Faunae Novae Zealandiae. Dulau & Co., London, 372 pp.

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

May, B. M. (1967) The Broun species numbers (Coleoptera). Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, (13), 9, 175 - 180.

Slipinski, S. A. & Lawrence, J. F. (1997) Genera of Colydiinae (Coleoptera: Zopheridae) of the Australo-Pacific region. Annales Zoologici, 47 (3 / 4), 341 - 440.

Figures

FIGURES 91–99. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 91–92) Holotype, Chorasus costicollis (Broun, 1893; as Vitiacus); labels; 93–94) Lectotype, Chorasus incertus (Broun, 1895; as Vitiacus); labels; 95–96) Holotype, Chorasus lateralis (Broun, 1921; as Vitiacus); labels; 97–98) Holotype, Chorasus posticalis (Broun, 1921; as Vitiacus); labels 99) Holotype, Chorasus purus (Broun, 1921; as Vitiacus).