Pycnomerus ocularius Broun, 1914

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 : 72

Pycnomerus ocularius Broun, 1914

( Figs. 396–397 )

Pycnomerus ocularius Broun, 1914a: 99 . Hudson 1923: 370. Hetschko 1930: 63. Maddison 2010: 426.

Type locality: Mount Te Aroha .

Broun number: 3409.

Remarks: Broun mentioned that he based this species on three specimens collected in November, 1910. Three pins bearing only two specimens with labels matching this data were located in the BMNH Broun collection, though one specimen has come off the card and was not found in the drawer (this pin has all of the same labels as the lectotype, but no type label). In order to stabilize this name, a lectotype and paralectotype are here designated from the material of Pycnomerus ocularius .

Type material examined: Lectotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 3409 [in Broun’s hand] // Te Aroha. Nov r 1910. [in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Pycnomerus ocularius . [in Broun’s hand]” . Paralectotype ( BMNH): “3409 [in Broun’s hand] // Te Aroha. Nov r 1910. [in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482.”

Figures

FIGURES 388–396. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Pycnomerini. 388) Holotype labels, Pycnomerus marginalis Broun, 1893; 389–390) Lectotype, Pycnomerus mediocris Broun, 1911; labels; 391–393) Lectotype, Pycnomerus minor Sharp, 1876; card-mount; labels; 394–395) Lectotype, Pycnomerus nitiventris Broun, 1903; labels; 396) Lectotype, Pycnomerus ocularius Broun, 1914.

FIGURES 397–405. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Pycnomerini. 397) Lectotype labels, Pycnomerus ocularius Broun, 1914; 398–399) Holotype, Pycnomerus parvulus Broun, 1921; labels; 400–401) Lectotype, Pycnomerus reversus Broun, 1912; labels; 402–403) Holotype, Pycnomerus rufescens Broun, 1882; labels; 404–405) Holotype, Pycnomerus ruficollis Broun, 1909; labels.