Epistranus hirtalis 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 : 24

Epistranus hirtalis Broun, 1893

( Figs. 112–113 )

Epistranus hirtalis Broun, 1893a: 187 . Hutton 1904: 170. Hudson 1923: 369. Hetschko 1930: 52. May 1967: 178. Kuschel 1990: 33, 63. Maddison 2010: 426.

Type locality: Mount Pirongia .

Broun number: 2772.

Remarks: Broun (1893) did not designate a unique species number for this species that he based on two specimens from Pirongia collected in December, 1892. We located two specimens in the BMNH, though the second specimen lacks the locality label, both specimens are considered syntypes. In order to stabilize this name, a lectotype and paralectotype are here designated from the material of Epistranus hirtalis .

Type material examined: Lectotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 2772 [in Broun’s hand] // Pirongia // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Epistranus hirtalis [in Broun’s hand]” . Paralectotype ( BMNH): card-mounted venter-up, “2772 [in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Epistranus hirtalis [in Broun’s hand] //? [handwritten on left side] SYN- TYPE [round label with light blue border]” .

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.