Pristoderus planiceps ( Broun, 1915 )

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 : 53

Pristoderus planiceps ( Broun, 1915)

( Figs. 274–275 )

Ulonotus planiceps Broun, 1915: 315 . Hudson 1923: 368. Hetschko 1930: 38.

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

Pristoderus planiceps: Maddison 2010: 426 .

Type locality: Longwood Range , Southland .

Broun number: 3740.

Remarks: Broun based this species on a single specimen collected in January, 1913.

Type material examined: Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “ New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Longwood. Jany. 1913 [in Broun’s hand] // Ulonotus planiceps [in Broun’s hand]”.

Figures

FIGURES 271–279. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 271) Lectotype labels, Pristoderus philpotti (Broun, 1914; as Ulonotus); 272–273) Lectotype, Pristoderus plagiatus (Broun, 1911; as Ulonotus); labels; 274–275) Holotype, Pristoderus planiceps (Broun, 1915; as Ulonotus); labels; 276–277) Lectotype, Pristoderus probus (Broun, 1893; as Enarsus); labels; 278–279) Holotype, Pristoderus proprius (Broun, 1914; as Ulonotus); labels.