Caccomolpus pretiosus ( Broun, 1880 ) Leschen & Reid & Nadein, 2020

Leschen, Richard A. B., Reid, Chris A. M. & Nadein, Konstantin S., 2020, Generic Review of New Zealand Chrysomelinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), Zootaxa 4740 (1), pp. 1-66 : 16

Caccomolpus pretiosus ( Broun, 1880) , comb. nov.

Aphilon pretiosum Broun, 1880: 630 . Type locality: Tairua.

Comments. Broun based this species on two specimens, one of which was in the BMNH and is designated as the lectotype to stabilise the epithet. This species is transferred to Caccomolpus because of the form of the subcoxal lines on abdominal ventrite 1 which are convex and form a broad axillary space. This species is considered a synonym of Caccomolpus globosus by M. Daccordi (pers. obs.), but a full revision of the species is needed before formal synonymy is actioned.

Type examined. Lectotype ( BMNH): re-mounted on point with female terminalia mounted separately on acetate card, “1105 [olive green label] // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Tairua // Aphilon pretiosum . [in Broun’s hand] // Caccomolpus globosus (= Aphilon pretiosum Broun ) nov. syn. [handwritten] det. M. Daccordi [printed] 1987 [in Daccordi’s hand]”.