Ablabus libentus ( Broun, 1886 )

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 : 9

Ablabus libentus ( Broun, 1886)

( Figs. 14–15 )

Notoulus libentus Broun, 1886: 947 . Hutton 1904: 168. Hudson 1923: 368. Hetschko 1930: 37. Hudson 1934: 58.

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

Type locality: Waitakere Range , Auckland .

Broun number: 1705.

Remarks: Broun did not mention the number of specimens examined. In order to stabilize this name, a lectotype is here designated from the material of Notoulus libentus .

Type material examined: Lectotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 1705. [in Broun’s hand] // Waitakerei // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // libentis [sic] [in Broun’s hand]”.

Figures

FIGURES 10–18. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 10–11) Holotype, Ablabus facetus (Broun, 1893; as Notoulus); labels; 12–13) Holotype, Ablabus fervidulus Broun, 1880; labels; 14–15) Lectotype, Ablabus libentus (Broun, 1886) (as Notoulus); labels; 16–17) Holotype, Ablabus lobifer (Broun, 1909; as Symphysius); labels; 18) Lectotype, Ablabus longipes (Broun, 1914; as Notoulus).