Epistranus optabilis 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 : 25

Epistranus optabilis Broun, 1893

( Figs. 119–120 )

Epistranus optabilis Broun, 1893b: 1343 . Hutton 1904: 170. Hudson 1923: 369. Hetschko 1930: 52. Maddison 2010: 426.

Type locality: Moeraki.

Broun number: 2357.

Remarks: Broun mentioned that he based this species on two specimens. These were located in the BMNH Broun collection, mounted on the same card. In order to stabilize this name, a lectotype and paralectotype are here designated from the material of Epistranus optabilis .

Type material examined: Lectotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 2357. [in Broun’s hand] // Moeraki [in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Epistranus optabilis [in Broun’s hand] // SYN-TYPE [round label with light blue border]” . Paralectotype ( BMNH): card-mounted venter-up, “2357. [in Broun’s hand] // Moeraki [in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Epistranus optabilis [in Broun’s hand] // SYN-TYPE [round label with light blue border]” .

Figures

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.