Pycnomerus helmsi Sharp, 1886

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 : 68

Pycnomerus helmsi Sharp, 1886

( Figs. 370–372 )

Pycnomerus helmsi Sharp, 1886: 389 . Broun 1893b: 1095 (reprinted excerpt of Sharp 1886: 389). Hutton 1904: 171. Hudson 1923: 370. Hetschko 1930: 62. Maddison 2010: 426.

Type locality: Greymouth.

Broun number: 1948.

Remarks: Sharp mentioned three specimens (listed as “No. 291, Helms” in the original description), and only one of these could be reliably identified as a syntype. There are four additional specimens (one specimen on one card and three specimens on another) which were labeled by Sharp but do not bear the handwritten word “type” at the base of the card. In order to stabilize this name, a lectotype is here designated from the material of Pycnomerus helmsi .

Type material examined: Lectotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “ Pycnomerus helmsi . Type D.S. Greymouth. NZ d. [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand] // Type [round label with red border] // Greymouth, New Zealand. [red underline] Helms. // Sharp Coll. 1905-313.”

Figures

FIGURES 370–378. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Pycnomerini. 370–372) Lectotype, Pycnomerus helmsi Sharp, 1886; card-mount; labels; 373–374) Holotype, Pycnomerus hirtus Broun, 1886; labels 375–376) Lectotype, Pycnomerus impressus Broun, 1893; labels; 377–378) Holotype, Pycnomerus lateralis Broun, 1886; labels.