Pristoderus atratus ( Broun, 1880 )

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 : 45-46

Pristoderus atratus ( Broun, 1880)

( Figs. 230–231 )

Ulonotus atratus Broun, 1880: 190 . Hutton 1904: 168. Hudson 1923: 368.

Recyntus atratus: Hetschko 1930: 56 .

Pristoderus atratus: Implied combination based on Ulonotus as a junior synonym of Pristoderus in Ivie and Ślipiński 1990: 9. Pristoderus atratus: Maddison 2010: 426 .

Type locality: Tairua.

Broun number: 339.

Remarks: Broun based this species on a single specimen.

Type material examined: Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 339 [green label] // Tairua [in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Ulonotus atratus . [in Broun’s hand]”.

Figures

FIGURES 226–234. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 226) Lectotype labels, Pristoderus antarcticus (White, 1846; as Bolitophagus); 227–229) Holotype, Pristoderus asper (Sharp, 1876; as Ulonotus); card-mount; labels; 230–231) Holotype, Pristoderus atratus (Broun, 1880; as Ulonotus); labels; 232–233) Lectotype, Pristoderus bakewellii (Pascoe, 1866; as Enarsus); labels; 234) Lectotype, Pristoderus brouni (Sharp, 1876; as Ulonotus).