Pristoderus asper ( Sharp, 1876 )

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

Pristoderus asper ( Sharp, 1876)

( Figs. 227–229 )

Ulonotus asper Sharp, 1876: 19 . Sharp 1877c: 392 (reprinted from Sharp 1876). Broun 1880: 189. Broun 1886: 895. Hutton 1904: 168. Broun 1923: 684. Hudson 1923: 368. Hetschko 1930: 38.

Pristoderus asper: Combination by Hudson 1934: 58. Watt 1982b: 303. Kuschel 1990: 33, 63. Emberson 1998: 44. Maddison 2010: 426.

Type locality: Tairua.

Broun number: 335.

Remarks: Sharp based this species on a single specimen.

Type material examined: Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “ Ulonotus asper . Type N. Zeal d. D.S. [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand] // Type [round label with red border] // Sharp Coll. 1905-313. // BMNH (E) #651703”.

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).