Mesocyphon wakefieldi Sharp, 1878

Kiałka, Agata & Ruta, Rafał, 2017, An illustrated catalogue of the New Zealand marsh beetles (Coleoptera: Scirtidae), Zootaxa 4366 (1), pp. 1-76 : 66-67

Mesocyphon wakefieldi Sharp, 1878

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Mesocyphon wakefieldi Sharp 1878: 51 . Broun 1880: 318 (reprinted excerpt of Sharp 1878). Pic 1914: 28 (catalogue). Macfarlane et al. 2011: 421 (catalogue).

Type locality. Christchurch.

Broun number: 574.

Type material examined. 7 exx. Syntype ( NHM): card-mounted, “ Mesocyphon Wake- \ fieldi \ Type D. S. \ Christchurch, Wakefield” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “ Type \ H. T.” [round label with red border], “Christchurch, [red underline] \ New Zealand . ”, “Sharp Coll. \ 1905-313.” Syntype ( NHM): card-mounted, “ Mesocyphon Wake- \ fieldi. Ind. typ. \ D. S. \ Christchurch, Wakefield” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “Christchurch, [red underline] \ New Zealand . ”, “Sharp Coll. \ 1905-313.” Syntype ( NHM): card-mounted, “ Mesocyphon Wake- \ fieldi. Ind. typ. \ D. S. \ Christchurch Wakefield” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “Christchurch, [red underline] \ New Zealand . ”, “Sharp Coll. \ 1905-313.” Syntype ( NHM): card-mounted, “ Mesocyphon Wake- \ fieldi. \ Ind. typ. \ D. S. \ West coast. Wakefield” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “ New Zealand . [red underline]”, “Sharp Coll. \ 1905-313.” Syntype ( NHM): card-mounted, “ Mesocyphon Wake- \ fieldi. Ind. typ. \ var. D. S. \ Christchurch Wakefield” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “Christchurch, [red underline] \ New Zealand . ”, “Sharp Coll. \ 1905-313.” Syntype ( NHM): card-mounted, “ Mesocyphon Wake- \ fieldi. Ind. typ. \ D. S. \ Christchurch. Wakefield” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “Christchurch, [red underline] \ New Zealand . ”, “Sharp Coll. \ 1905-313.” Syntype ( NHM): ventrally card-mounted, “ Mesocyphon Wake- \ fieldi. Ind. typ. \ D. S. \ Christchurch. Wakefield” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “Christchurch, [red underline] \ New Zealand.”, “Sharp Coll. \ 1905-313.”

Remarks. The species was found by C. M. Wakefield at Christchurch and on the west coast of the South Island (Sharp 1878).

Figures

FIGURE 15. Primary type specimens of New Zealand Scirtidae. A) Syntype, Mesocyphon monticola Broun, 1886; B) Syntype, Mesocyphon pallidus Broun, 1893; C) Holotype, Mesocyphon setiger Sharp, 1878; D) Syntype, Mesocyphon tristis Broun, 1910; E) Syntype, Mesocyphon vestitus Broun, 1914; F) Syntype, Mesocyphon wakefieldi Sharp, 1878; G) Holotype, Veronatusamplus Broun, 1895; H) Syntype,Veronatus apterus Broun, 1921; I) Holotype, Veronatus brevicollis Broun, 1921; J) Holotype, Veronatuscapito Broun, 1880; K) Holotype, Veronatusfrontalis Broun, 1880. Scale bar = 1 mm.