Mesocyphon setiger Sharp, 1878

Kiałka, Agata & Ruta, Rafał, 2017, An illustrated catalogue of the New Zealand marsh beetles (Coleoptera: Scirtidae), Zootaxa 4366 (1), pp. 1-76 : 66

Mesocyphon setiger Sharp, 1878

( Fig. 15C )

Mesocyphon setiger Sharp 1878: 50 . Broun 1880: 317 (reprinted excerpt of Sharp 1878). Pic 1914: 28 (catalogue). Macfarlane et al. 2011: 421 (catalogue).

Type locality. Auckland.

Broun number: 573.

Type material examined. 1 ex. Holotype ( NHM): card-mounted, “ Mesocyphon set- \ iger, Type D. S. \ Auckland Broun” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “ Type \ H. T.” [round label with red border], “ Auckland, [red underline] \ New Zealand.”, “Sharp Coll. \ 1905-313.”

Remarks. A single specimen was sent to Sharp by T. Broun (Sharp 1878).

Figures

FIGURE 15. Primary type specimens of New Zealand Scirtidae. A) Syntype, Mesocyphon monticola Broun, 1886; B) Syntype, Mesocyphon pallidus Broun, 1893; C) Holotype, Mesocyphon setiger Sharp, 1878; D) Syntype, Mesocyphon tristis Broun, 1910; E) Syntype, Mesocyphon vestitus Broun, 1914; F) Syntype, Mesocyphon wakefieldi Sharp, 1878; G) Holotype, Veronatusamplus Broun, 1895; H) Syntype,Veronatus apterus Broun, 1921; I) Holotype, Veronatus brevicollis Broun, 1921; J) Holotype, Veronatuscapito Broun, 1880; K) Holotype, Veronatusfrontalis Broun, 1880. Scale bar = 1 mm.