Pycnomerus nitiventris Broun, 1903

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 : 71-72

Pycnomerus nitiventris Broun, 1903

( Figs. 394–395 )

Pycnomerus nitiventris Broun, 1903: 617 . Hutton 1904: 342. Hudson 1923: 370.

Pycnomerus nitidocularis: Hetschko 1930: 63 . Incorrect subsequent spelling, not available.

Pycnomerus nitidiventris: Maddison 2010: 426 . Incorrect subsequent spelling, not available.

Type locality: Westport.

Broun number: 2780 (as given in May 1967: 178).

Remarks: Broun mentioned two specimens from Walker’s collection, which we assume are the two specimens in the BMNH Broun collection labeled from Westport. In order to stabilize this name, a lectotype and paralectotype are here designated from the material of Pycnomerus nitiventris .

Type material examined: Lectotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 2780. [in

Broun’s hand] // Westport. [in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Pycnomerus nitiventris [in Broun’s hand]”. Paralectotype ( BMNH): mounted venter-up, “2780. [in Broun’s hand] / / New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Westport [in Broun’s hand]” .

Figures

FIGURES 388–396. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Pycnomerini. 388) Holotype labels, Pycnomerus marginalis Broun, 1893; 389–390) Lectotype, Pycnomerus mediocris Broun, 1911; labels; 391–393) Lectotype, Pycnomerus minor Sharp, 1876; card-mount; labels; 394–395) Lectotype, Pycnomerus nitiventris Broun, 1903; labels; 396) Lectotype, Pycnomerus ocularius Broun, 1914.