Epistranus valens Broun, 1881

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 : 26

Epistranus valens Broun, 1881

( Figs. 125–126 )

Epistranus valens Broun, 1881: 670 . Broun 1886: 950. Broun 1893a: 187. Broun 1893b: 1344. Hudson 1923: 369. Hetschko 1930: 52. Maddison 2010: 426.

Type locality: Mount Manaia [Whangarei Heads] .

Broun number: 1168.

Remarks: Broun based this species on a single specimen missing one antenna.

Type material examined: Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 1168. [green label] // Manaia // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Epistranus valens . [in Broun’s hand]”.

Figures

FIGURES 118–126. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 118) Holotype labels, Epistranus lawsoni (Sharp, 1876; as Epistrophus); 119–120) Lectotype, Epistranus optabilis Broun, 1893; labels; 121–122) Lectotype, Epistranus parvus Broun, 1886; labels 123–124) Lectotype, Epistranus sharpi Reitter, 1880; labels; 125–126) Holotype, Epistranus valens Broun, 1881; labels.