Pristoderus carus ( Broun, 1886 )

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 : 46-47

Pristoderus carus ( Broun, 1886)

( Figs. 237–238 )

Ulonotus carus Broun, 1886: 947 . Hutton 1904: 168. Broun 1914a: 96. Hudson 1923: 368. Hetschko 1930: 38.

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

Type locality: Purakanui, near Dunedin.

Broun number: 1706.

Remarks: Broun based this species on a single specimen.

Type material examined: Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 1706. [in Broun’s hand] // Otago // Purakanui // New Zealand [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Ulonotus carus . [in Broun’s hand]”.

Figures

FIGURES 235–243. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 235–236) Lectotype cardmount; labels, Pristoderus brouni (Sharp, 1876; as Ulonotus); 237–238) Holotype, Pristoderus carus (Broun, 1886; as Ulonotus); labels; 239–240) Lectotype, Pristoderus cinereus (Broun, 1886; as Ulonotus); labels; 241–242) Holotype, Pristoderus contractifrons (Broun, 1880; as Enarsus); labels 243) Lectotype, Pristoderus cucullatus (Sharp, 1886; as Enarsus).