Cyprobius nitidus Sharp, 1878

Kiałka, Agata & Ruta, Rafał, 2017, An illustrated catalogue of the New Zealand marsh beetles (Coleoptera: Scirtidae), Zootaxa 4366 (1), pp. 1-76 : 59

Cyprobius nitidus Sharp, 1878

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Cyprobius nitidus Sharp 1878: 44 . Broun 1880: 308. Pic 1914: 51 (catalogue). Macfarlane et al. 2011: 420 (catalogue).

Type locality. Tairua.

Broun number: 552.

Type material examined. 7 exx. Syntype (NHM): card-mounted, “ Cyprobius nitidus \ Type D.S. \ Tairua Broun” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “Type \ H. T.” [round label with red border], “Tairua. [red underline] \ New Zealand. \ Broun.”, “Sharp Coll. \ 1905-313.” Syntype (NHM): card-mounted, “ Cyprobius nitidus \ Ind. typ. D.S. \ Tairua Broun” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “Tairua. [red underline] \ New Zealand. \ Broun.”, “Sharp Coll. \ 1905-313.” Syntype (NHM): card-mounted, “ Cyprobius nitidus \ Ind. typ. \ D.S. \ N.Zd. Broun” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “New Zealand [red underline]”. Syntype (NHM): card-mounted, “ Cyprobius nitidus \ Ind. typ. \ D.S. \ Tairua Broun” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “Tairua. [red underline] \ New Zealand. \ Broun.”, “Sharp Coll. \ 1905-313.” Syntype (NHM): card-mounted, “ Cyprobius nitidus \ Ind. typ. \ D.S. \ N. Zeald. Broun” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “New Zealand [red underline]”, “Sharp Coll. \ 1905-313.” Syntype (NHM): “ Cyprobius nitidus \ Auckland Broun” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “Auckland, [red underline] \ New Zealand.”, “Sharp Coll. \ 1905-313.” Syntype (NHM): “ Cyprobius nitidus \ D. S. \ Tairua Broun” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “Tairua. [red underline] \ New Zealand. \ Broun.”, “Sharp Coll. \ 1905-313.”

Remarks. Sharp (1878) studied specimens collected by Captain Broun in Tairua which were sent to Wakefield and Sharp himself.

Figures

FIGURE13. Primary typespecimens of New Zealand Scirtidae.A) Holotype, Cyphanus granulatus Broun, 1880; B) Syntype, Cyphanus granulosus Broun, 1910; C) Holotype, Cyphanus laticeps Sharp, 1878; D) Syntype, Cyphanus maculifer Broun, 1910; E) Holotype,Cyphanus mandibularisBroun, 1883; F) Holotype, Cyphanus medius Broun,1880; G) Holotype, Cyphanus mollis Sharp, 1878; H) Syntype, Cyphanus ocularis Broun, 1910; I) Holotype, Cyphanus punctatus Sharp, 1878; J) Holotype, Cyphanus scaber Broun, 1993; K) Syntype, Cyphotelus angustifrons Sharp, 1878; L) Syntype, Cyprobius nitidus Sharp, 1878. Scale bar = 1 mm.