Chorasus lateralis (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 : 21

Chorasus lateralis (Broun, 1921)

( Figs. 95–96 )

Vitiacus lateralis Broun, 1921a: 531 . Hudson 1923: 369. Hetschko 1930: 49.

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

Type locality: Erua.

Broun number: 4056.

Remarks: Broun based this species on a single specimen collected in January, 1909. A duplicate specimen was located in the MNHN Broun Collection, but we do not recognize this as a syntype since it lacked Broun’s handwritten “4056.” and Broun (1921a: 531) indicated only having examined a single specimen.

Type material examined: Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “4056. [in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Erua. Jany. 1909. [in Broun’s hand] // Vitiacus . lateralis. [in Broun’s hand]”.

Figures

FIGURES 91–99. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 91–92) Holotype, Chorasus costicollis (Broun, 1893; as Vitiacus); labels; 93–94) Lectotype, Chorasus incertus (Broun, 1895; as Vitiacus); labels; 95–96) Holotype, Chorasus lateralis (Broun, 1921; as Vitiacus); labels; 97–98) Holotype, Chorasus posticalis (Broun, 1921; as Vitiacus); labels 99) Holotype, Chorasus purus (Broun, 1921; as Vitiacus).