Contacyphon plagiatus (Broun, 1883)

Kiałka, Agata & Ruta, Rafał, 2017, An illustrated catalogue of the New Zealand marsh beetles (Coleoptera: Scirtidae), Zootaxa 4366 (1), pp. 1-76 : 45

Contacyphon plagiatus (Broun, 1883)

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Cyphon plagiatus Broun 1883: 369 . Broun 1886: 778 (reprinted excerpt of Broun 1883). Pic 1914: 34 (catalogue, as Cyphon plagiatus Broun, 1886 ). Gen. nr. Cyphon plagiatus Broun : Macfarlane et al. 2011: 420 (catalogue). Contacyphon plagiatus: Zwick et al. 2013: 345 (as Contacyphon plagiatus (Broun, 1886)) .

Type locality. Lindis Pass , Otago.

Broun number: 1382.

Type material examined. 2 exx. Lectotype (NHM, here validated): card-mounted, genitalia mounted on glass slide pinned together with the specimen, “LECTO- \ TYPE” [round label with blue border], “1382.” [in Broun’s hand], “Otago“, “New Zealand. [red underline] \ Broun Coll. \ Brit. Mus. \ 1922-482.”, “ Cyphon \ plagiatus ” [in Broun’s hand], “Lectotype ♂ \ Cyphon plagiatus \ Broun \ det. T. Nyholm 1982” [in Nyholm’s hand]. Paralectotype (NHM, here validated): card-mounted, genitalia mounted on glass slide pinned together with the specimen, “PARA- \ LECTO- \ TYPE” [round label with blue border], “1382” [in Nyholm’s hand], “Otago“[in Nyholm’s hand], “New Zealand. [red underline] \ Broun Coll. \ Brit. Mus. \ 1922-482.” [in Nyholm’s hand], “Paralectotype ♀ \ Cyphon plagiatus \ Broun \ det. T. Nyholm 1982” [in Nyholm’s hand].

Remarks. Broun (1883) examined two specimens collected from Lindis Pass, Otago, which were received from Hutton. According to Nyholm (2000) this species belongs to an undescribed genus.

Figures

FIGURE 11. Primary type specimens of New Zealand Scirtidae. A) Lectotype, Contacyphon oscillans (Sharp, 1878); B) Holotype, Contacyphon molestus (Broun, 1886); C) Lectotype, Contacyphon pachymerus (Broun, 1912); D) Lectotype, Contacyphon parviceps (Sharp, 1878); E) Lectotype, Contacyphon pauper (Broun, 1893); F) Holotype, Contacyphon pictulus (Sharp, 1878); G) Lectotype, Contacyphon plagiatus (Broun, 1886); H) Holotype, Contacyphon plumatellus (Broun, 1915); I) Lectotype, Contacyphon propinquus (Broun, 1883); J) Lectotype, Contacyphon pumilio (Sharp, 1878); K) Lectotype, Contacyphon rectalis (Broun, 1886); L) Holotype, Contacyphon rectangulus (Broun, 1883). Scale bar = 1 mm.