Ablabus facetus (Broun, 1893)

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 : 8

Ablabus facetus (Broun, 1893)

( Figs. 10–11 )

Notoulus facetus Broun, 1893b: 1341 . Hutton 1904: 168. Hudson 1923: 368. Hetschko 1930: 37.

Ablabus facetus: Implied combination based on Notoulus as an objective synonym of Ablabus in Ivie and Ślipiński 1990: 9. Ablabus facetus: Maddison 2010: 426 .

Type locality: Moeraki.

Broun number: 2353.

Remarks: Broun based this species on a single specimen.

Type material examined: Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 2353. [in Broun’s hand] // Otago // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Notoulus facetus [in Broun’s hand]”.

Figures

FIGURES 10–18. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 10–11) Holotype, Ablabus facetus (Broun, 1893; as Notoulus); labels; 12–13) Holotype, Ablabus fervidulus Broun, 1880; labels; 14–15) Lectotype, Ablabus libentus (Broun, 1886) (as Notoulus); labels; 16–17) Holotype, Ablabus lobifer (Broun, 1909; as Symphysius); labels; 18) Lectotype, Ablabus longipes (Broun, 1914; as Notoulus).