Heterargus grossanus ( Broun, 1885 ) Lord & Leschen, 2014

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 : 29

Heterargus grossanus ( Broun, 1885) NEW COMBINATION

( Figs. 139–140 )

Coxelus grossanus Broun, 1885: 385 . Broun 1886: 927. Hutton 1904: 169. Hudson 1923: 369. Hetschko 1930: 47. Maddison

2010: 426. Gathocles grossanus : transferred from Coxelus by Broun 1893b: 1087. Heterargus grossanus: Implied combination based on synonymy of Gathocles with Heterargus in Ślipiński and Lawrence

1997: 385.

Type locality: Dunedin.

Broun number: 1662.

Remarks: Broun did not mention the number of specimens examined. We located one specimen in the BMNH matching his description, though there was an additional specimen in the BMNH with a printed “ Otago ” label, a printed “Purakanui” label, and a handwritten “ Gathocles grossanus ” determination label. This specimen is not regarded as being part of the syntypic series due to the difference in locality with the original description. In order to stabilize this name, a lectotype is here designated from the material of Coxelus grossanus .

Type material examined: Lectotype ( BMNH): card-mounted venter-up, “Type [round label with red border] / / 1662 [in Broun’s hand] // Dunedin // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Gathocles grossanus [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.