Pristoderus aemulus ( Broun, 1923 )

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 : 44

Pristoderus aemulus ( Broun, 1923)

( Figs. 221–222 )

Ulonotus aemulus Broun, 1923: 684 . Hudson 1923: 368. Hetschko 1930: 38.

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

Type locality: Belgrove.

Broun number: 4280.

Remarks: Broun based this species on a single specimen collected on 10 December, 1914.

Type material examined: Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “ New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Belgrove. 10-12-14. [in Broun’s hand] // Ulonotus aemulus . [in Broun’s hand]”.

Figures

FIGURES 217–225. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 217–218) Lectotype, Pristoderus aberrans (Broun, 1880; as Ulonotus); labels; 219–220) Holotype, Pristoderus acuminatus (Broun, 1880; as Tarphiomimus); labels; 221–222) Holotype, Pristoderus aemulus (Broun, 1923; as Ulonotus); labels; 223–224) Holotype, Pristoderus affinis (Broun, 1923; as Ulonotus); labels; 225) Lectotype, Pristoderus antarcticus (White, 1846; as Bolitophagus).