Eupines (Byraxis) illustris (Broun, 1914)

Shen, Jia-Wei & Leschen, Richard A. B., 2019, Catalogue and type designations for New Zealand Goniaceritae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae), Zootaxa 4614 (2), pp. 255-302 : 267

Eupines (Byraxis) illustris (Broun, 1914)

( Figs 47–48 )

Byraxis illustris Broun, 1914b: 168 . Hudson 1923: 364, 1934: 185,

Eupines (Byraxis) illustris : combination and subgeneric assignment by Nomura & Leschen 2006: 255. Maddison 2010: 417.

Type locality: [MC] Broken River , Canterbury .

Broun number: 3534.

Notes: Broun mentioned that he had two specimens, both of which were located in the BMNH Broun collection. In order to stabilize this name, a lectotype and a paralectotype are here designated for Byraxis illustris .

Type material examined: Lectotype ( BMNH): ‘Type [round label with red border] // 3534. ♂. [in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922––482. // Broken River . J. H. Lewis. [in Broun’s hand] // Byraxis illustris . ♂ [in Broun’s hand] ’. Paralectotype ( BMNH): ‘3534, ♂. [in Broun’s hand] // New Zea- land [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922––482. // Broken River . J. H. Lewis. [in Broun’s hand] // Byraxis illustris . ♂ [in Broun’s hand]’.

Figures

FIGURES 43–48. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand genera of Goniaceritae and their extralimital species. 43–44) Lectotype, Eupines (Byraxis) hectori (Broun, 1895); labels.