Eupines (Byraxis) conspicua (Broun, 1893)

Shen, Jia-Wei & Leschen, Richard A. B., 2019, Catalogue and type designations for New Zealand Goniaceritae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae), Zootaxa 4614 (2), pp. 255-302 : 261

Eupines (Byraxis) conspicua (Broun, 1893)

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Bryaxis conspicua Broun, 1893a: 1415 . Eupines (Byraxis) conspicua : combination and subgeneric assignment by Raffray 1904: 207. Raffray 1911: 82, 1924: 156; Hudson 1923: 364, 1934: 183; Nomura & Leschen 2006: 254; Maddison 2010: 417.

Type locality: [AK] Hunua Range, Maketu.

Broun number: 2464.

Notes: Broun mentioned that there were 10 males and uncertain number of females. Four specimens in the BMNH Broun collection and 12 specimens in the NZAC matching the locality were located. One specimen in the NZAC with Broun’s handwritten number, lacks a locality label, and is not considered to be a syntype. In order to stabilize this name, a lectotype and 17 paralectotypes are here designated for Bryaxis conspicua .

Type material examined: Lectotype ( BMNH): ‘2464. [in Broun’s hand] // ♂. [in Broun’s hand] // Hunua Maketu [in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922––482. // Bryaxis conspicua [in Broun’s hand] ’. Paralectotype ( BMNH): 1, ‘2464. [in Broun’s hand] // ♂. [in Broun’s hand] // Hunua Range Maketu [in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922––482. // Bryaxis conspicua [in Broun’s hand] ’. Paralectotype ( BMNH): 2, ‘2464. [in Broun’s hand] // ♀. [in Broun’s hand] // Hunua Range Ma- ketu [in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922––482. // Bryaxis conspicua [in Broun’s hand] ’. Paralectotype ( NZAC): 5, ‘ ♂ [in Brookes’ hand, written at the base of card] // Ex. Broun Collec- tion. [in Brookes’ hand] // Hunua Rg. Maketu. Auckland. [in Brookes’ hand] // 2464. [in Brookes’ hand] // Bryaxis conspicua Broun. [in Brookes’ hand] // T. Broun Collection // A. E. Brookes Collection’ . Paralectotype ( NZAC): 2, mounted on the same card, ‘ ♂ [in Brookes’ hand, written at the base of card] // Ex. Broun Collection. [in Brookes’ hand] // Hunua Rg. Maketu. Auckland. [in Brookes’ hand] // 2464. [in Brookes’ hand] // Bryaxis conspicua Broun. [in Brookes’ hand] // T. Broun Collection // A. E. Brookes Collection’ . Paralectotype ( NZAC): 2, mounted on the same card, ‘2464 [in Brookes’ hand] // Hunua Range Maketu. [in Brookes’ hand] // Bryaxis conspicua Broun. [in Brookes’ hand] // cotypes ♂♂ [in Brookes’ hand] ’. Paralectotype ( NZAC): 5, ‘ ♀ [in Brookes’ hand, written at the base of card] // Ex. Broun Collection. [in Brookes’ hand] // Hunua Rg. Maketu. Auckland. [in Brookes’ hand] // 2464. [in Brookes’ hand] // Bryaxis conspicua Broun. [in Brookes’ hand] // T. Broun Collection // A. E. Brookes Collection’ .

Figures

FIGURES 13–18. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand genera of Goniaceritae and their extralimital species. 13–14) Lectotype, Eupines (Byraxis) clemens Broun, 1921b; labels.