Chorasus suturalis (Broun, 1921)

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 : 22-23

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scientific name	Chorasus suturalis (Broun, 1921)
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( Figs. 106–107 View FIGURES 100–108 )

Vitiacus suturalis Broun, 1921a: 530 . Hudson 1923: 369. Hetschko 1930: 49.

Chorasus suturalis: Implied combination based on synonymy of Vitiacus with Chorasus in Ślipiński and Lawrence 1997: 368. Chorasus suturalis: Maddison 2010: 426 .

Type locality: Mount Owen. Broun number: 4054 .

Remarks: Broun based this species on a single specimen collected on 27 December, 1914. Type material examined: Holotype (BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [red underline, in Broun’s hand] // 4054

[ in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // M t Owen. 27.12.1914. [in

Broun’s hand] // Vitiacus suturalis [in Broun’s hand]”.

References

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.

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

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 100–108. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 100) Holotype labels, Chorasus purus (Broun, 1921; as Vitiacus); 101–102) Lectotype, Chorasus setarius (Broun, 1921; as Vitiacus); labels; 103–105) Lectotype, Chorasus subcaecus Sharp, 1882; card-mount; labels; 106–107) Holotype, Chorasus suturalis (Broun, 1921; as Vitiacus); labels; 108) Lectotype, Ciconissus granifer Broun, 1893.