Pycnomerus basalis Broun, 1882

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 : 65

Pycnomerus basalis Broun, 1882

( Figs. 348–349 )

Pycnomerus basalis Broun, 1882: 295 . Broun 1886: 766 (reprinted from Broun 1882). Hutton 1904: 171. Hudson 1923: 370. Hetschko 1930: 61. Maddison 2010: 426.

Type locality: Parua Bay [near Whangarei Harbour] .

Broun number: 1359.

Remarks: Broun did not mention the number of specimens examined. We located one specimen in the BMNH Broun collection matching the type locality. In order to stabilize this name, a lectotype is here designated from the material of Pycnomerus basalis .

Type material examined: Lectotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 1359. [in Broun’s hand] // Parua // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Pycnomerus basalis - [in Broun’s hand]”.

Figures

FIGURES 343–351. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Pycnomerini. 343) Holotype labels, Pycnomerus angulatus Broun, 1893; 344–345) Lectotype, Pycnomerus arboreus Broun, 1886; labels; 346–347) Holotype, Pycnomerus arcuatus Broun, 1914; labels 348–9) Lectotype, Pycnomerus basalis Broun, 1882; labels; 350–351) Holotype, Pycnomerus caecus Broun, 1886; labels.