Eupines (Byraxis) mundula ( Schaufuss, 1888 )

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 : 269-270

Eupines (Byraxis) mundula ( Schaufuss, 1888)

( Figs 61–62 )

Bryaxis mundus Broun, 1880: 129 .

Bryaxis mundula Schaufuss, 1888: 29 . New name for Bryaxis mundus ( munda , misspelling) Broun, 1880: 129, preoccupied by Bryaxis mundus Sharp, 1874 b: 122 .

Bryaxis mundulus Broun, 1893a: 1417 . New name for Bryaxis mundus Broun, 1880: 129 . Unnecessary replacement name.

Eupines (Byraxis) munda : combination and subgeneric assignment by Raffray 1904: 207. Raffray 1911: 83, 1924: 157; Hudson 1923: 364, 1934: 182; Nomura & Leschen 2006: 255; Maddison 2010: 417.

Type locality: [CL] Tairua.

Broun number: 236.

Notes: Broun mentioned that he collected five specimens from Tairua. We located two specimens in the BMNH Broun collection and three specimens in the BMNH main collection matching this locality record. Two additional specimens also matching this locality in the NZAC are not considered to be part of the syntype series. In order to stabilize this name, a lectotype and four paralectotypes are here designated for Bryaxis mundus . The type label was written as Byraxis , but the original combination was under Bryaxis .

Type material examined: Lectotype ( BMNH): ‘Type [round label with red border] // 236 // ♂ [in Broun’s hand] // Tairua // New Zealand [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922––482. // Byraxis munda [in Broun’s hand] ’. Paralectotype ( BMNH): 1, ‘236 // ♂ [in Broun’s hand] // Tairua // New Zealand [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922––482 .’. Paralectotype ( BMNH): 2, ‘ ♂ [in Broun’s hand] // Tairua // N. Zealand. 93-56 // 236. [in Broun’s hand] // Bryaxis mundula [in Broun’s hand] ’. Paralectotype ( BMNH): 1, ‘236. ♂ [in Broun’s hand] // Tairua // New Zealand Broun. // Sharp coll. 1905-313. // B. mundula Broun. N. Zealand .’.

Figures

FIGURES 61–66. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand genera of Goniaceritae and their extralimital species. 61–62) Lectotype, Eupines (Byraxis) mundula (Schaufuss, 1888); labels.