Epistranus lawsoni ( Sharp, 1876 )

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 : 24-25

Epistranus lawsoni ( Sharp, 1876)

( Figs. 116–118 )

Epistrophus lawsoni Sharp, 1876: 22 .

Epistranus lawsoni Sharp 1877c: 395 (reprinted, with corrections, from Sharp 1876). Combination from genus-group replacement name Epistranus Sharp, 1876 for Epistrophus Sharp, 1877c . Sharp 1878: 36. Broun 1880: 203. Broun 1893a: 187. Broun 1893b: 1344. Hutton 1904: 170. Hudson 1923: 369. Hetschko 1930: 52. Ivie and Ślipiński 1990: 11. Kuschel 1990: 33, 63. Ślipiński and Lawrence 1997: 383. Maddison 2010: 426. Marske et al. 2011: 90. Marske et al. 2012: 1863.

Type locality: Auckland .

Broun number: 362.

Remarks: Sharp based this species on a single specimen “sent from Auckland by Mr. T. Lawson…” which is labeled as a type by Sharp, but also bears a (presumably) erroneous Greymouth label.

Type material examined: Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “ Epistrophus lawsoni Type D.S. N. Zeal d [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand] // Type [round label with red border] // Greymouth, [red underline] New Zealand. Helms. // Sharp Coll. 1905-313. // Altered to Epistranus Lawsoni, D.S. [in Sharp’s hand]”.

Figures

FIGURES 109–117. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 109) Lectotype labels, Ciconissus granifer Broun, 1893; 110–111) Lectotype, Epistranus fulvus Reitter, 1880; labels; 112–113) Lectotype, Epistranus hirtalis Broun, 1893; labels; 114–115) Holotype, Epistranus humeralis Broun, 1880; labels; 116–117) Holotype, Epistranus lawsoni (Sharp, 1876; as Epistrophus); card-mount.

FIGURES 118–126. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 118) Holotype labels, Epistranus lawsoni (Sharp, 1876; as Epistrophus); 119–120) Lectotype, Epistranus optabilis Broun, 1893; labels; 121–122) Lectotype, Epistranus parvus Broun, 1886; labels 123–124) Lectotype, Epistranus sharpi Reitter, 1880; labels; 125–126) Holotype, Epistranus valens Broun, 1881; labels.