Mesocyphon pallidus Broun, 1893

Kiałka, Agata & Ruta, Rafał, 2017, An illustrated catalogue of the New Zealand marsh beetles (Coleoptera: Scirtidae), Zootaxa 4366 (1), pp. 1-76 : 64

Mesocyphon pallidus Broun, 1893

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Mesocyphon pallidus Broun 1893: 1141 . Pic 1914: 28 (catalogue). Macfarlane et al. 2011: 421 (catalogue).

Type locality. Mount Arthur.

Broun number: 2024.

Type material examined. 2 exx. Syntype (NHM): card-mounted, “2024.” [in Broun’s hand], “Mount Arthur”, “New Zealand. [red underline] \ Broun Coll. \ Brit. Mus. \ 1922-482.”, “ Mesocyphon \ pallidus ” [in Broun’s hand]. Syntype (NHM): card-mounted, “2024.” [in Broun’s hand], “New Zealand. [red underline] \ Broun Coll. \ Brit. Mus. \ 1922-482.”

Remarks. Broun (1893) did not mention the number of specimens studied. The examined specimens were collected by Cheeseman and Adams (Broun 1893).

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.