Pristoderus exiguus ( Broun, 1882 )

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 : 49-50

Pristoderus exiguus ( Broun, 1882)

( Figs. 256–257 )

Recyntus exiguus Broun, 1882: 294 . Broun 1886: 765 (reprinted from Broun 1882). Hutton 1904: 170. Hudson 1923: 369. Hetschko 1930: 56. Watt 1956: 59.

Pristoderus exiguus: Implied combination based on Ulonotus as a junior synonym of Pristoderus in Ivie and Ślipiński 1990: 9.

Pristoderus exiguus: Maddison 2010: 426 .

Type locality: Parua Bay [near Whangarei Harbour]. Broun number: 1356 .

Remarks: Broun based this species on a single specimen. This species description was re-printed in Part III of Broun’s New Zealand Coleoptera (1886: 765) .

Type material examined: Holotype ( BMNH): mounted on an acetate card, “Type [round label with red border] // 1356. [in Broun’s hand] // Parua. [in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Recyntus exiguus [in Broun’s hand]”.

Figures

FIGURES 253–261. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 253) Lectotype labels, Pristoderus dissimilis (Sharp, 1886; as Ulonotus); 254–255) Holotype, Pristoderus dorsalis (Broun, 1882; as Dryptops); labels; 256–257) Holotype, Pristoderus exiguus (Broun, 1882; as Recyntus); labels; 258–259) Holotype, Pristoderus fulvus (Broun, 1893; as Ulonotus); labels; 260–261) Lectotype, Pristoderus fuscatus (Broun, 1886; as Ulonotus); labels.