Pristoderus affinis ( Broun, 1923 )

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 : 44-45

Pristoderus affinis ( Broun, 1923)

( Figs. 223–224 )

Ulonotus affinis Broun, 1923: 683 . Hudson 1923: 368. Hetschko 1930: 38.

Pristoderus affinis: Implied combination based on Ulonotus as a junior synonym of Pristoderus in Ivie and Ślipiński 1990: 9. Pristoderus affinis: Maddison 2010: 426 .

Type locality: Martinborough.

Broun number: 4279.

Remarks: Broun based this species on a single specimen collected from Martinboro on 25 August, 1918. We could not locate a specimen matching this date. A single specimen in the BMNH Broun collection was located that matches the locality in Broun’s description of the species. We assume this specimen is the holotype.

Type material examined: Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “ New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Martinboro 2–3.1915. [in Broun’s hand] // Ulonotus affinis . [in Broun’s hand]”.

Figures

FIGURES 217–225. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 217–218) Lectotype, Pristoderus aberrans (Broun, 1880; as Ulonotus); labels; 219–220) Holotype, Pristoderus acuminatus (Broun, 1880; as Tarphiomimus); labels; 221–222) Holotype, Pristoderus aemulus (Broun, 1923; as Ulonotus); labels; 223–224) Holotype, Pristoderus affinis (Broun, 1923; as Ulonotus); labels; 225) Lectotype, Pristoderus antarcticus (White, 1846; as Bolitophagus).