Chorasus purus (Broun, 1921)

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 : 21

Chorasus purus (Broun, 1921)

( Figs. 99–100 )

Vitiacus purus Broun, 1921a: 529 . Hudson 1923: 369. Hetschko 1930: 49.

Chorasus purus: Implied combination based on synonymy of Vitiacus with Chorasus in Ślipiński and Lawrence 1997: 368. Chorasus purus: Maddison 2010: 426 .

Type locality: Hollyford.

Broun number: 4053.

Remarks: Broun based this species on a single specimen collected on 16 February, 1914.

Type material examined: Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “4053. [in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Hollyford 16.2.1914 [in Broun’s hand] // Vitiacus purus . [in Broun’s hand]”.

Figures

FIGURES 91–99. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 91–92) Holotype, Chorasus costicollis (Broun, 1893; as Vitiacus); labels; 93–94) Lectotype, Chorasus incertus (Broun, 1895; as Vitiacus); labels; 95–96) Holotype, Chorasus lateralis (Broun, 1921; as Vitiacus); labels; 97–98) Holotype, Chorasus posticalis (Broun, 1921; as Vitiacus); labels 99) Holotype, Chorasus purus (Broun, 1921; as Vitiacus).

FIGURES 100–108. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 100) Holotype labels, Chorasus purus (Broun, 1921; as Vitiacus); 101–102) Lectotype, Chorasus setarius (Broun, 1921; as Vitiacus); labels; 103–105) Lectotype, Chorasus subcaecus Sharp, 1882; card-mount; labels; 106–107) Holotype, Chorasus suturalis (Broun, 1921; as Vitiacus); labels; 108) Lectotype, Ciconissus granifer Broun, 1893.