Chorasus suturalis (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 : 22-23

Chorasus suturalis (Broun, 1921)

( Figs. 106–107 )

Vitiacus suturalis Broun, 1921a: 530 . Hudson 1923: 369. Hetschko 1930: 49.

Chorasus suturalis: Implied combination based on synonymy of Vitiacus with Chorasus in Ślipiński and Lawrence 1997: 368. Chorasus suturalis: Maddison 2010: 426 .

Type locality: Mount Owen. Broun number: 4054 .

Remarks: Broun based this species on a single specimen collected on 27 December, 1914. Type material examined: Holotype (BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [red underline, in Broun’s hand] // 4054

[ in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // M t Owen. 27.12.1914. [in

Broun’s hand] // Vitiacus suturalis [in Broun’s hand]”.

Figures

FIGURES 100–108. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 100) Holotype labels, Chorasus purus (Broun, 1921; as Vitiacus); 101–102) Lectotype, Chorasus setarius (Broun, 1921; as Vitiacus); labels; 103–105) Lectotype, Chorasus subcaecus Sharp, 1882; card-mount; labels; 106–107) Holotype, Chorasus suturalis (Broun, 1921; as Vitiacus); labels; 108) Lectotype, Ciconissus granifer Broun, 1893.