Pristoderus rufescens ( 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 : 55

Pristoderus rufescens ( Broun, 1886)

( Figs. 288–289 )

Ulonotus rufescens Broun, 1886: 948 . Hutton 1904: 168. Broun 1912: 419. Broun 1914a: 96. Hudson 1923: 368. Hetschko 1930: 39.

Pristoderus rufescens: Implied combination based on Ulonotus as a junior synonym of Pristoderus in Ivie and Ślipiński 1990: 9.

Pristoderus rufescens: Maddison 2010: 426 .

Type locality: Purakanui , Otago .

Broun number: 1708.

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

Type material examined: Lectotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 1708 [in Broun’s hand] // Purakanui // New Zealand [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Ulonotus rufescens . [in Broun’s hand]”.

Figures

FIGURES 280–288. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 280–281) Holotype, Pristoderus punctatus (Broun, 1886; as Ulonotus); labels; 282–284) Lectotype, Pristoderus reitteri (Sharp, 1882; as Acosmetus); card-mount; labels; 285–287) Lectotype, Pristoderus rudis (Sharp, 1877; as Enarsus); labels; 288) Lectotype, Pristoderus rufescens (Broun, 1886; as Ulonotus).

FIGURES 289–297. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 289) Lectotype labels, Pristoderus rufescens (Broun, 1886; as Ulonotus); 290–291) Lectotype, Pristoderus salebrosus (Broun, 1880; as Ulonotus); labels; 292–293) Holotype, Pristoderus scaber (Fabricius, 1775; as Dermestes); labels; 294–296) Holotype, Pristoderus integer (Sharp, 1877; as Ulonotus), jr. syn. of Pristoderus scaber; card-mount; labels; 297) Holotype, Pristoderus tuberculatus (Broun, 1880; as Ulonotus).