Ablabus scaber Broun, 1880

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 : 11

Ablabus scaber Broun, 1880

( Figs. 28–29 )

Ablabus scabra Broun, 1880: 185 .

Ablabus scabrous: Maddison 2010: 426 . Incorrect subsequent spelling, not available.

Notoulus scabrus: Hutton 1904: 168 . Hudson 1923: 368. Hudson 1934: 58.

Type locality: Tairua.

Broun number: 328.

Remarks: Note that the male gender ending of the Latin “ scabr- ” is formed as scaber (as listed above). Broun based this species on a single specimen. Broun’s determination label on the holotype reads “ Notoulus scabrus ,” but the name given in the original description is Ablabus scabra .

Type material examined: Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 328 [green label] // Tairua [black underline, in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Notoulus scabrus . [sic] [in Broun’s hand]”.

Figures

FIGURES 28–36. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 28–29) Holotype, Ablabus scaber Broun, 1880; labels; 30–32) Lectotype, Ablabus sellatus (Sharp, 1886; as Bitoma); card-mount; labels; 33–34) Lectotype, Ablabus serratus (Broun, 1909; as Symphysius); labels; 35–36) Lectotype, Ablabus sparsus (Broun, 1886; as Notoulus); labels.