Carpophilus rufitarsis Murray

Powell, Gareth S. & Martin, Gavin J., 2019, Type designations for sap beetles in the subfamily Carpophilinae Erichson (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) housed in the Natural History Museum, London, Zootaxa 4590 (2), pp. 297-300 : 299

Carpophilus rufitarsis Murray

Carpophilus rufitarsis Murray 1864: 354

A single specimen was studied with a label reading “TYPE”, along with other identifiers allowing this specimen to be matched to the original holotype used by Murray in 1864. No specific number of specimens studied was given by Murray, although the body measurements were not given in ranges, which he did when studying more than a single specimen. All primary types of Carpophilinae for Murray’s 1864 revision of the family Nitidulidae are deposited in the Natural History Museum, London, UK. Therefore, this specimen can be reliably considered the holotype. Labels for the designated specimen are as follows: “Type” “Type” “Salle” “rufitarsis” “68-106” “ rufitarsis Murr / Mon. Nit./ Guatemala ” “ Carpophilus / Megacarpolus/ rufitarsis Murr /det. Kirejtshuk 1999”. A red label is added with the following text: “ HOLOTYPE / Carpophilus rufitarsis Murray /Det. By/Powell and Martin 2019”.