Pristoderus cinereus ( 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 : 47

Pristoderus cinereus ( Broun, 1886)

( Figs. 239–240 )

Ulonotus cinereus Broun, 1886: 948 . Hutton 1904: 168. Hudson 1923: 368. Hetschko 1930: 38.

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

Type locality: Mount Egmont .

Broun number: 1709.

Remarks: Broun did not mention the number of specimens examined. In order to stabilize this name, the single specimen of Ulonotus cinereus in the BMNH Broun collection is here designated as the lectotype.

Type material examined: Lectotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 1709. [in Broun’s hand] // Egmont // Ulonotus cinereus [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).