Contacyphon pictulus (Sharp, 1878)

Kiałka, Agata & Ruta, Rafał, 2017, An illustrated catalogue of the New Zealand marsh beetles (Coleoptera: Scirtidae), Zootaxa 4366 (1), pp. 1-76 : 44

Contacyphon pictulus (Sharp, 1878)

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Cyphon pictulus Sharp 1878: 55 . Broun 1880: 322 (reprinted excerpt of Sharp 1878). Pic 1914: 34 (catalogue). Macfarlane et al. 2011: 420 (catalogue). Contacyphon pictulus: Zwick et al. 2013: 345 .

Type locality. Otago.

Broun number: 585.

Type material examined. 1 ex. Holotype ( NHM): card-mounted, genitalia mounted on glass slide pinned together with the specimen, “ Cyphon pictulus \ Type D. S.” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “C. pic- \ tulus” [handwritten on genitalia slide], “Holo- \ type ” [round label with red border], “ Type \ H. T.” [round label with red border], “ Otago, [red underline] \ New Zeal. \ (Hutton)”, “ Otago Hutton” [handwritten], “Sharp Coll \ 1905-313.”, “ Holotype \ Cyphon pictulus \ Sharp \ det. T. Nyholm 1981” [in Nyholm’s hand].

Remarks. A single specimen collected by Hutton at Otago was sent to Sharp (Sharp 1878).

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.