Cyphanus dubius Broun, 1893

Kiałka, Agata & Ruta, Rafał, 2017, An illustrated catalogue of the New Zealand marsh beetles (Coleoptera: Scirtidae), Zootaxa 4366 (1), pp. 1-76 : 54-55

Cyphanus dubius Broun, 1893

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Cyphanus dubius Broun 1893: 1139 . Pic 1914: 15 (catalogue). Macfarlane et al. 2011: 420 (catalogue).

Type locality. Waitakerei [sic, Waitakere] Range.

Broun number: 2020.

Type material examined. 1 ex. Syntype (NHM): card-mounted, “ Cyphanus \ dubius .” [in Broun’s hand], New Zealand. [red underline] \ Broun Coll. \ Brit. Mus. \ 1922-482.”, “Waitakerei” [in Broun’s hand], “2020.” [in Broun’s hand].

Remarks. Broun (1893) did not mention number of specimens studied. The species was found in the Waitakerei Range and in the vicinity of Howick (Broun 1893).

Figures

FIGURE 12. Primary type specimens of New Zealand Scirtidae. A) Lectotype, Contacyphon remotus (Broun, 1883); B) Lectotype, Contacyphon suffusus (Sharp, 1878); C) Holotype, Contacyphon suturalis (Broun, 1883); D) Lectotype, Contacyphon trivialis (Broun, 1886); E) Paralectotype, Contacyphon variegatus (Sharp, 1882); F) Holotype, Contacyphon viridipennis (Broun, 1880); G) Lectotype, Contacyphon waikatoensis (Broun, 1886); H) Lectotype, Contacyphon zealandicus (Sharp, 1878); I) Syntype, Cyphanodes vestitus Broun, 1893; J) Holotype, Cyphanus capax Broun, 1880; K) Holotype, Cyphanus debilis Sharp, 1878; L) Syntype, Cyphanus dubius Broun, 1893.Scale bar = 1 mm.