Byrrhopsis gravidus (Sharp, 1878)

Kiałka, Agata & Ruta, Rafał, 2017, An illustrated catalogue of the New Zealand marsh beetles (Coleoptera: Scirtidae), Zootaxa 4366 (1), pp. 1-76 : 28

Byrrhopsis gravidus (Sharp, 1878)

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Byrrhodes gravidus Sharp 1878: 42 . Broun 1880: 307. Byrrhopsis gravidus: Pic 1914: 51 (catalogue). Macfarlane et al. 2011: 420 (catalogue).

Type locality. Auckland (?).

Broun number: 551.

Type material examined. 1 ex. Syntype ( NHM): card-mounted, “ Byrrhodes gravidus \ Ind. typ. D.S. \ New Zealand. Broun” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “Sharp Coll. \ 1905-313.”, “ ♀ ” [handwritten].

Remarks. Sharp (1878) noted he received some very damaged specimens from Captain Broun (probably collected from Auckland) and he had seen other individuals from the same source in the collections of Pascoe and Wakefield.

Figures

FIGURE 8. Primary type specimens of New Zealand Scirtidae. A) Holotype, Atopida pallidula Broun, 1921; B) Syntype, Atopida proba Sharp, 1878; C) Holotype, Atopida sinuata Broun, 1893; D) Holotype, Atopida suffusa Broun, 1910; E) Holotype, Atopida suturalis (White, 1846); F) Holotype, Atopida brouni Broun, Sharp, 1878; G) Syntype, Atopida testacea Broun, 1880; H) Holotype, Atopida villosa Broun, 1921; I) Syntype, Byrrhopsis gravidus (Sharp, 1878); J) Lectotype, Contacyphon acerbus (Broun, 1883); K) Holotype, Contacyphon nitidus (Broun, 1886); L) Lectotype, Contacyphon aequalis (Sharp, 1878). Scale bar = 1 mm.