Cyphanus punctatus Sharp, 1878

Kiałka, Agata & Ruta, Rafał, 2017, An illustrated catalogue of the New Zealand marsh beetles (Coleoptera: Scirtidae), Zootaxa 4366 (1), pp. 1-76 : 58

Cyphanus punctatus Sharp, 1878

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Cyphanus punctatus Sharp 1878: 45 . Broun 1880: 309. Pic 1914: 15 (catalogue). Macfarlane et al. 2011: 420 (catalogue).

Type locality. Tairua.

Broun number: 554.

Type material examined. 1 ex. Holotype ( NHM): card-mounted, “ Cyphanus punctatus \ Type D. S. \ Tairua. Broun” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “Tairua, \ New Zealand. [red underline] \ Broun.”, Sharp Coll \ 1905-313.”, Type \ H. T.” [round label with red margin].

Remarks. Sharp (1878) received this species from Captain Broun, who sent specimens from Tairua 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.