Mesocyphon monticola Broun, 1886

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

Mesocyphon monticola Broun, 1886

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Mesocyphon monticola Broun 1886: 958 . Pic 1914: 28 (catalogue). Macfarlane et al. 2011: 421 (catalogue).

Type locality. Mount Egmont.

Broun number: 1727.

Type material examined. 2 exx. Syntypes (NHM): 2 specimens, card-mounted, “1727.” [in Broun’s hand], “Taranaki”, “New Zealand. [red underline] \ Broun Coll. \ Brit. Mus. \ 1922-482.”, “ Mesocyphon \ monticola ” [in Broun’s hand].

Remarks. Broun (1886) examined an unknown number of specimens collected from Mount Egmont (= Taranaki) at an elevation of 3500 ft.

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.