Heterargus fuscus ( Broun, 1923 )

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 : 28-29

Heterargus fuscus ( Broun, 1923)

( Figs. 137–138 )

Gathocles fuscus Broun, 1923: 684 . Hudson 1923: 369. Hetschko 1930: 48.

Heterargus fuscus: Implied combination based on synonymy of Gathocles with Heterargus in Ślipiński and Lawrence, 1997: 385.

Heterargus fuscus: Maddison 2010: 426 .

Type locality: Mount Dick , near Kingston .

Broun number: 4281.

Remarks: Broun did not mention the number of specimens examined, but stated they were collected on 17 March, 1914. In order to stabilize this name, a lectotype and two paralectotypes are here designated from the material of Gathocles fuscus .

Type material examined: Lectotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “ New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // M t Dick. 17.3.1914. [in Broun’s hand] // Gathocles fuscus . [in Broun’s hand]” . Paralectotype ( BMNH): “ New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // M t Dick. 17.3.14. [in Broun’s hand] // Gathocles fuscus . [in Broun’s hand]” . Paralectotype ( BMNH): mounted venter-up, “ New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // M t Dick. 17.3.1914. [in Broun’s hand] // Gathocles fuscus [in Broun’s hand]” .

Figures

FIGURES 136–144. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 136) Lectotype labels, Heterargus decorus (Broun, 1914; as Protarphius); 137–138) Lectotype, Heterargus fuscus (Broun, 1923; as Gathocles); labels; 139–140) Lectotype, Heterargus grossanus (Broun, 1886; as Coxelus); labels; 141–142) Lectotype, Heterargus indentatus (Broun, 1893; as Protarphius); labels; 143–144) Lectotype, Heterargus interruptus (Broun, 1923; as Gathocles); labels.