Eupines (Byraxis) impressifrons ( Broun, 1880 )

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 : 268

Eupines (Byraxis) impressifrons ( Broun, 1880)

( Figs 51–52 )

Bryaxis impressifron s Broun, 1880: 128. Schaufuss 1888: 26. Eupines (Byraxis) impressifrons : combination and subgeneric assignment by Raffray 1904: 208. Raffray 1911: 83, 1924: 157; Hudson 1923: 364, 1934: 182; Nomura & Leschen 2006: 255; Maddison 2010: 417.

Type locality: [CL] Tairua.

Broun number: 235.

Notes: Broun based this species on a single specimen from Tairua that was located in the BMNH Broun Collection and is confirmed to be the holotype. The original identification label was written as Byraxis , but the original combination was published under Bryaxis .

Type material examined: Holotype ( BMNH): ‘Type [round label with red border] // 235 // ♂ [in Broun’s hand] // Tairua // New Zealand [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922––482. // Byraxis impressiforns . [in Broun’s hand]’.

Figures

FIGURES 49–54. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand genera of Goniaceritae and their extralimital species. 49–50) Lectotype, Eupines (Byraxis) impar (Sharp, 1874); labels.