Cyprobius nitidus Sharp, 1878

(Fig. 13L)

Cyprobius nitidus Sharp 1878: 44 . Broun 1880: 308. Pic 1914: 51 (catalogue). Macfarlane et al. 2011: 420 (catalogue).

Type locality. Tairua.

Broun number: 552.

Type material examined. 7 exx. Syntype (NHM): card-mounted, “ Cyprobius nitidus \ Type D.S. \ Tairua Broun” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “Type \ H. T.” [round label with red border], “Tairua. [red underline] \ New Zealand. \ Broun.”, “Sharp Coll. \ 1905-313.” Syntype (NHM): card-mounted, “ Cyprobius nitidus \ Ind. typ. D.S. \ Tairua Broun” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “Tairua. [red underline] \ New Zealand. \ Broun.”, “Sharp Coll. \ 1905-313.” Syntype (NHM): card-mounted, “ Cyprobius nitidus \ Ind. typ. \ D.S. \ N.Zd. Broun” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “New Zealand [red underline]”. Syntype (NHM): card-mounted, “ Cyprobius nitidus \ Ind. typ. \ D.S. \ Tairua Broun” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “Tairua. [red underline] \ New Zealand. \ Broun.”, “Sharp Coll. \ 1905-313.” Syntype (NHM): card-mounted, “ Cyprobius nitidus \ Ind. typ. \ D.S. \ N. Zeald. Broun” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “New Zealand [red underline]”, “Sharp Coll. \ 1905-313.” Syntype (NHM): “ Cyprobius nitidus \ Auckland Broun” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “Auckland, [red underline] \ New Zealand.”, “Sharp Coll. \ 1905-313.” Syntype (NHM): “ Cyprobius nitidus \ D. S. \ Tairua Broun” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “Tairua. [red underline] \ New Zealand. \ Broun.”, “Sharp Coll. \ 1905-313.”

Remarks. Sharp (1878) studied specimens collected by Captain Broun in Tairua which were sent to Wakefield and Sharp himself.