Veronatus longipalpis Sharp, 1878

Kiałka, Agata & Ruta, Rafał, 2017, An illustrated catalogue of the New Zealand marsh beetles (Coleoptera: Scirtidae), Zootaxa 4366 (1), pp. 1-76 : 69-71

Veronatus longipalpis Sharp, 1878

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Veronatus longipalpis Sharp 1878: 49 . Broun 1880: 315 (reprinted excerpt of Sharp 1878 with notes on plausible synonymy with Anobium tricostellum ). Pic 1914: 15 (catalogue).

Type locality. Tairua.

Broun number: 566.

Type material examined. 4 exx. Syntype ( NHM): card-mounted, “ Veronatus longipal- \ pis Ind. typ. D. S. \ Tairua Broun” [handwritten], “Sharp Coll. \ 1905-313.”. Syntype ( NHM): card-mounted, same label data as above. Syntype ( NHM): ventrally card-mounted, “ Veronatus longi- \ palpis Ind. typ. D. S. \ Tairua Broun” [handwritten], “Sharp Coll. \ 1905-313.” Syntype ( NHM): card-mounted, genitalia and abdomen mounted on a separate card, “ Veronatus longi- \ palpis Type D. S. \ Tairua Broun” [hand written], “ Type ” [round label with red border], “Sharp Coll. \ 1905-313.”, “ Veronatus \ tricostellus \ White \ ( Anobium \ comp with Type ” [handwritten].

Remarks. Veronatus longipalpis was described from specimens collected from Tairua and sent to Sharp and Wakefield by T. Broun (Sharp 1878). Some authors (Broun 1880, Pic 1914) suggested its possible synonymy with Veronatus tricostellum (White) . See remarks under V. tricostellum for more details.

Figures

FIGURE 16. Primary type specimens of New Zealand Scirtidae. A) Holotype, Veronatus fulgidulus Broun, 1915; B) Syntype, Veronatus granicollis Broun, 1910; C) Syntype, Veronatus longicornis Sharp, 1878; D) Syntype, Veronatus longipalpis Sharp, 1878; E) Syntype, Veronatus nubilus Broun, 1893; F) Holotype, Veronatus punctipennis Broun, 1914; G) Holotype, Veronatus reversus Broun, 1921; H) Holotype Veronatus sericeus (Pic, 1947); I) Holotype, Veronatus sharpi Broun, 1880; J) Syntype, Veronatus sternalis Broun, 1921; K) Syntype, Veronatus tarsalis Broun, 1915; L) Holotype, Veronatus tricostellus (White, 1846).Scale bar = 1 mm.