Pristoderus contractifrons ( 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 : 47

Pristoderus contractifrons ( Broun, 1880)

( Figs. 241–242 )

Enarsus contractifrons Broun, 1880: 200 . Hutton 1904: 170. Hudson 1923: 369. Hetschko 1930: 36.

Pristoderus contractifrons: Implied combination based on synonymy of Enarsus with Pristoderus in Ślipiński and Lawrence 1997: 406.

Pristoderus contractifrons: Maddison 2010: 426 .

Type locality: Tairua.

Broun number: 358.

Remarks: Broun based this species on a single specimen.

Type material examined: Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 358 [green label] // Tairua // New Zealand [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Enarsus contractifrons . [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).