Ablabus varicornis (Broun, 1910)

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 : 13

Ablabus varicornis (Broun, 1910)

( Figs. 39–40 )

Notoulus varicornis Broun, 1910b: 38 . Broun 1914b: 176. Hudson 1923: 368. Hetschko 1930: 37.

Ablabus varicornis: Implied combination based on Notoulus as an objective synonym of Ablabus in Ivie and Ślipiński 1990: 9. Ablabus varicornis: Maddison 2010: 426 .

Type locality: Dunedin.

Broun number: 3086.

Remarks: Broun based this species on a single specimen.

Type material examined: Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 3086. [in Broun’s hand] // Dunedin 9.5.09 [in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922- 482. // Notoulus varicornis [in Broun’s hand]”.

Figures

FIGURES 37–45. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 37–38) Lectotype, Ablabus truncatus (Broun, 1914; as Notoulus); labels; 39–40) Holotype, Ablabus varicornis (Broun, 1910; as Notoulus); labels; 41–42) Lectotype, Allobitoma halli Broun, 1921; labels; 43–45) Holotype, Bitoma auriculata Sharp, 1886; card-mount; labels.