Ablabus demissus ( Broun, 1912 )

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 : 8

Ablabus demissus ( Broun, 1912)

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Notoulus demissus Broun, 1912: 419 . Broun 1914a: 97. Hudson 1923: 368. Hetschko 1930: 37.

Ablabus demissus: Implied combination based on Notoulus as an objective synonym of Ablabus in Ivie and Ślipiński 1990: 9. Ablabus demissus: Maddison 2010: 426 .

Type locality: Mount Pirongia .

Broun number: 3224.

Remarks: Broun based this species on a single specimen collected in December, 1909.

Type material examined: Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 3224 [in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Pirongia. Decr. 1909. [in Broun’s hand] // Notoulus demissus . [in Broun’s hand]”.

Figures

FIGURES 1–9. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 1–3) Lectotype, Ablabus brevis Broun, 1882; card-mount; labels; 4–5) Lectotype, Ablabus crassulus (Broun, 1914; as Notoulus); labels; 6–7) Holotype, Ablabus demissus (Broun, 1912; as Notoulus); labels; 8–9) Holotype, Ablabus discors (Broun, 1921; as Notoulus); labels.