Pristoderus isostictus ( Broun, 1885 )

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 : 51

Pristoderus isostictus ( Broun, 1885)

( Figs. 266–267 )

Ulonotus isostictus Broun, 1885: 384 . Broun 1886: 926. Hutton 1904: 168. Hudson 1923: 368. Hetschko 1930: 38.

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

Pristoderus isostictus: Maddison 2010: 426 .

Type locality: Paparoa, near Howick.

Broun number: 1661.

Remarks: Broun did not mention the number of specimens examined. In order to stabilize this name, the single specimen of Ulonotus isostictus in the BMNU Broun collection is here designated as the lectotype. Broun’s determination label on the lectotype reads “ Notoulus isostictus ,” but the name given in the original description is Ulonotus isostictus .

Type material examined: Lectotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 1661. [in Broun’s hand] // Paparoa // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Notoulus isostictus [in Broun’s hand]”.

Figures

FIGURES 262–270. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 262–263) Lectotype, Pristoderus insignis (Broun, 1880; as Ulonotus); labels; 264–265) Holotype, Pristoderus integratus (Broun, 1886; as Ulonotus); labels; 266–267) Lectotype, Pristoderus isostictus (Broun, 1886; as Ulonotus); labels; 268–269) Lectotype, Pristoderus lawsoni (Wollaston, 1873; as Tarphiomimetes); labels; 270) Lectotype, Pristoderus philpotti (Broun, 1914; as Ulonotus).