Pycnomerus caecus Broun, 1886

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 : 65-66

Pycnomerus caecus Broun, 1886

( Figs. 350–351 )

Pycnomerus caecus Broun, 1886: 896 . Broun 1886: 951. Hutton 1904: 171. Hudson 1923: 370. Maddison 2010: 426. Pycnomerus coecus: Hetschko 1930: 61 . Incorrect subsequent spelling, not available.

Type locality: Dunedin [Otago Region]. Broun number: 1599 .

Remarks: Broun based this species on a single specimen. Type material examined: Holotype (BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 1599. [in

Broun’s hand] // Otago // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Pycnomerus caecus . [in

Broun’s hand]”.

Figures

FIGURES 343–351. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Pycnomerini. 343) Holotype labels, Pycnomerus angulatus Broun, 1893; 344–345) Lectotype, Pycnomerus arboreus Broun, 1886; labels; 346–347) Holotype, Pycnomerus arcuatus Broun, 1914; labels 348–9) Lectotype, Pycnomerus basalis Broun, 1882; labels; 350–351) Holotype, Pycnomerus caecus Broun, 1886; labels.