Notocoxelus punctatus (Broun, 1910) Lord & Leschen, 2014

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 : 40-41

Notocoxelus punctatus (Broun, 1910) NEW COMBINATION

( Figs. 200–201 )

Coxelus punctatus Broun, 1910a: 294 . Hetschko 1930: 47. Maddison 2010: 426.

Notocoxelus punctatus: Implied combination based on the erection of the genus Notocoxelus ( Ślipiński and Lawrence, 1997: 404) .

Type locality: Sunday Island . Broun number: This specimen was not given a number by Broun .

Remarks: Broun based this species on a single specimen. In the Broun Collection Kermadecs Island drawer at the BMNH, there is a label stating “Transferred to Auckland Institute and Museum, New Zealand, 30/10/1969. ref. Trustee’s Meeting Oct.23.69”. This refers to the holotype in the AMNZ.

Type material examined: Holotype ( AMNZ): card-mounted, “11. [square label, in Broun’s hand] // Kermadec Is. [red underline] Broun Coll. B.M. 1922-482. // Coxelus punctatus . [in Broun’s hand] // Kermadecs. Sunday Isd. [in Broun’s hand] // Type [round label with red border] // Ex B.M. (N.H.) Duplicate [“Duplicate” crossed through in black pen] // = xanthonyx Br. [in R.D. Pope’s hand] R.D. Pope det. 1969 [typed] // AMNZ 21826 AUCKLAND MUSEUM NEW ZEALAND ”.

Figures

FIGURES 199–207. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 199) Holotype labels, Notocoxelus posticalis (Broun, 1893; as Coxelus); 200–201) Holotype, Notocoxelus punctatus (Broun, 1910; as Coxelus); labels; 202–203) Lectotype, Notocoxelus regularis (Broun, 1893; as Coxelus); labels; 204–205) Holotype, Notocoxelus robustus (Broun, 1880; as Coxelus); labels; 206–207) Holotype, Notocoxelus rufus (Broun, 1893; as Coxelus); labels.