Bitoma morosa Broun, 1921

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 : 17

Bitoma morosa Broun, 1921

( Figs. 64–65 )

Bitoma morosa Broun, 1921b: 613 . Hudson 1923: 369. Hetschko 1930: 18. Maddison 2010: 426.

Type locality: Lake Rotoiti , Nelson .

Broun number: 4181.

Remarks: Broun based this species on a single specimen collected on 17 March, 1916.

Type material examined: Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “4181. [in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Rotoiti. 17.3.1916 [in Broun’s hand] // Bitoma morosa - [in Broun’s hand]”.

Figures

FIGURES 64–72. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 64–65) Holotype, Bitoma morosa Broun, 1921; labels; 66–68) Holotype, Bitoma mundula Sharp, 1886; card-mount; labels; 69–71) Holotype, Bitoma nana Sharp, 1876; card-mount; labels 72) Holotype, Bitoma novella Hetschko, 1929 (repl. name for Bitoma maura Broun, 1912).