Epistranus parvus 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 : 25

Epistranus parvus Broun, 1886

( Figs. 121–122 )

Epistranus parvus Broun, 1886: 950 . Broun 1893b: 1344. Hutton 1904: 170. Hudson 1923: 369. Hetschko 1930: 52. Maddison 2010: 426.

Type locality: near Howick.

Broun number: 1712.

Remarks: Broun did not mention the number of specimens examined. In order to stabilize this name, the single specimen of Epistranus parvus in the BMNH Broun collection is here designated as the lectotype.

Type material examined: Lectotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 1712. [in Broun’s hand] // Howick // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Epistranus parvus [in Broun’s hand]”.

Figures

FIGURES 118–126. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 118) Holotype labels, Epistranus lawsoni (Sharp, 1876; as Epistrophus); 119–120) Lectotype, Epistranus optabilis Broun, 1893; labels; 121–122) Lectotype, Epistranus parvus Broun, 1886; labels 123–124) Lectotype, Epistranus sharpi Reitter, 1880; labels; 125–126) Holotype, Epistranus valens Broun, 1881; labels.