Allobitoma halli Broun, 1921

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 : 13-14

Allobitoma halli Broun, 1921

( Figs. 41–42 )

Allobitoma halli Broun, 1921a: 527 . Hudson 1923: 368. Hetschko 1930: 20. Ivie and Ślipiński 1990: 5. Ślipiński and Lawrence 1997: 355, figs. 29–37, 356. Maddison 2010: 426.

Type locality: Glenhope.

Broun number: 4049.

Remarks: Broun mentioned that he based this species on two specimens collected on 20 December, 1914. In order to stabilize this name, a lectotype and paralectotype are here designated from the material of Allobitoma halli .

Type material examined: Lectotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type. [red underline, in Broun’s hand] // 4049. [in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Glen Hope. 20.12.1914. [in Broun’s hand] // Allobitoma . halli - [in Broun’s hand] // SYN- TYPE [round label with light blue border]” . Paralectotype ( MNHN): card-mounted, “Glen Hope. 20.12.1914. [in Broun’s hand] // Allobitoma halli - [in Broun’s hand]” .

Figures

FIGURES 37–45. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 37–38) Lectotype, Ablabus truncatus (Broun, 1914; as Notoulus); labels; 39–40) Holotype, Ablabus varicornis (Broun, 1910; as Notoulus); labels; 41–42) Lectotype, Allobitoma halli Broun, 1921; labels; 43–45) Holotype, Bitoma auriculata Sharp, 1886; card-mount; labels.