Pristoderus dorsalis ( 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

Pristoderus dorsalis ( Broun, 1882)

( Figs. 254–255 )

Dryptops dorsalis Broun, 1882: 292 . Broun 1886: 763 (reprinted from Broun 1882). Hutton 1904. Hudson 1923: 368. Hetschko 1930: 35. Ivie and Ślipiński 1990: 8.

Pristoderus dorsalis: Ślipiński and Lawrence 1997: 407 , based on synonymy of Dryptops with Pristoderus (p. 406). Maddison 2010: 426.

Type locality: Waitakere Range.

Broun number: 1354.

Remarks: Broun based this species on a single specimen.

Type material examined: Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 1354. [green label] // Waitakerei // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Dryptops dorsalis [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.