Pristoderus viridipictus ( Wollaston, 1873 )

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 : 57

Pristoderus viridipictus ( Wollaston, 1873)

( Figs. 303–305 )

Tarphiomimetes viridipicta Wollaston, 1873: 11 . Sharp 1876: 17. Sharp 1877c: 391 (reprinted from Sharp 1876).

Tarphiomimetes viridipcta: Sharp 1877b: 268 . Incorrect subsequent spelling, not available.

Tarphiomimetes viridipictus: Sharp 1876: 19 . Sharp 1877c: 392 (reprinted from Sharp 1876).

Ulonotus viridipictus: Sharp 1876: 17 . Broun 1880: 188. Broun 1886: 948. Hutton 1904: 168. Hudson 1923: 368. Hetschko 1930: 38.

Pristoderus viridipictus: Combination by Hudson 1934: 58. Maddison 2010: 426.

Type locality: Auckland .

Broun number: 334.

Remarks: Wollaston mentioned that he based this species on two specimens (listed as “exponents”). In order to stabilize this name, a lectotype is here designated from the material of Tarphiomimetes viridipicta .

Type material examined: Lectotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “ Tarphiomimetes viridipicta Woll. Ind. typ. N. Zeal d. [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand] // Sharp Coll. 1905-313. // Tarphiomimetes viridipicta, Woll. (Nov. Zealand) [in Wollaston’s hand, confirmed by R. G. Booth]”.

Figures

FIGURES 298–306. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 298) Holotype labels, Pristoderus tuberculatus (Broun, 1880; as Ulonotus); 299–300) Lectotype, Pristoderus undosus (Broun, 1882; as Dryptops); labels; 301–302) Holotype, Pristoderus uropterus (Broun, 1912; as Ulonotus); labels; 303–305) Lectotype, Pristoderus viridipictus (Wollaston, 1873; as Tarphiomimetes); card-mount; labels; 306) Lectotype, Pristoderus wakefieldi (Sharp, 1877; as Enarsus).