Bitoma auriculata Sharp, 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 : 14

Bitoma auriculata Sharp, 1886

( Figs. 43–45 )

Bitoma auriculata Sharp, 1886: 385 . Broun 1893b: 1082 (reprinted excerpt of Sharp 1886: 385). Hutton 1904: 169. Hudson 1923: 368. Hetschko 1930: 16. Maddison 2010: 426.

Type locality: New Zealand .

Broun number: 1928.

Remarks: Sharp based this species on a single specimen.

Type material examined: Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “ Bitoma auric- ulata Type D.S. N. Zealand. Murray [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand] // Type [round label with red border] //? Gen. Ablabus Broun. [handwritten] // Sharp Coll. 1905-313. // BMNH (E) #651710”.

Figures

FIGURES 37–45. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 37–38) Lectotype, Ablabus truncatus (Broun, 1914; as Notoulus); labels; 39–40) Holotype, Ablabus varicornis (Broun, 1910; as Notoulus); labels; 41–42) Lectotype, Allobitoma halli Broun, 1921; labels; 43–45) Holotype, Bitoma auriculata Sharp, 1886; card-mount; labels.