Carpophilus obscurus Sharp

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 : 298

Carpophilus obscurus Sharp

Carpophilus obscurus Sharp 1889: 293

The specimen here formally designated as the lectotype for Carpophilus obscurus does already bear an NHM “TYPE” label; however, there are many specimens bearing that label that may or may not correspond with the material used in the original description perfectly. Sharp stated he had three specimens at his disposal, one male and two females. In this case the specimen was verified as the male with matching locality information. Labels for the designated specimen are as follows: “Capetillo,/ Guatemala,/G. C. Champion” “B.C.A. Col. II. 1. / Carpophilus /obscurus,/Sharp.”. A red label is added with the following text: “ LECTOTYPE / Carpophilus obscurus Sharp /Desig. By/Powell and Martin 2019”.