Syncalus politus Broun, 1880

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 : 61

Syncalus politus Broun, 1880

( Figs. 329–330 )

Syncalus politus Broun, 1880: 201 . Hutton 1904: 170. Broun 1923: 686. Hudson 1923: 369. Hetschko 1930: 57. Maddison 2010: 426.

Type locality: Tairua.

Broun number: 360.

Remarks: Broun based this species on a single specimen.

Type material examined: Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 360 [green label] // Tairua // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Syncalus politus . [in Broun’s hand]”.

Figures

FIGURES 325–333. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 325–326) Holotype cardmount; labels, Syncalus optatus Sharp, 1876; 327–328) Holotype, Syncalus piciceps Broun, 1893; labels; 329–330) Holotype, Syncalus politus Broun, 1880; labels; 331–332) Lectotype, Syncalus solidus Broun, 1923; labels; 333) Lectotype, Tarphiomimus indentatus Wollaston, 1873.