Contacyphon arduus (Sharp, 1878)

Kiałka, Agata & Ruta, Rafał, 2017, An illustrated catalogue of the New Zealand marsh beetles (Coleoptera: Scirtidae), Zootaxa 4366 (1), pp. 1-76 : 31

Contacyphon arduus (Sharp, 1878)

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Cyphon arduus Sharp 1878: 53 . Broun 1880: 320 (reprinted excerpt of Sharp 1878). Nyholm 2000: 52 (aedeagus illustrated). Macfarlane et al. 2011: 420 (catalogue). Contacyphon arduus: Zwick et al. 2013: 339 .

Type locality. Auckland.

Broun number: 579.

Type material examined. 1 ex. Holotype ( HNM), card-mounted, genitalia mounted on glass slide pinned together with the specimen, “ Cyphon arduus \ Type D. S. ” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “C. ar- \ duus” [handwritten on genitalia slide], “Holo- \ type ” [round label with red border], “ Type \ H. T.” [round label with red border], “ Auckland, \ New Zealand . [red underline]”, “ Auckland Broun” [handwritten], “Sharp Coll. \ 1905-313.”, “ Holotype \ Cyphon arduus \ Sharp \ det. T. Nyholm 1981” [in Nyholm’s hand].

Remarks. A single specimen was collected in Auckland and sent by T. Broun to D. Sharp (Sharp 1878).

Figures

FIGURE 9. Primary type specimens of New Zealand Scirtidae. A) Lectotype, Contacyphon aethiops (Broun, 1886); B) Holotype, Contacyphon amplus (Broun, 1880); C) Holotype, Contacyphon arduus (Sharp, 1878); D) Lectotype, Contacyphon brouni (Pic, 1913); E) Holotype, Contacyphon burrowsi (Broun, 1915); F) Holotype, Contacyphon cincticollis (Broun, 1915); G) Lectotype, Contacyphon deterius (Broun, 1914); H) Holotype, Contacyphon dilutus (Broun, 1886); I) Lectotype, Contacyphon discedens (Broun, 1893); J) Holotype, Contacyphon fuscifrons (Broun, 1893); K) Lectotype, Contacyphon genalis (Sharp, 1878); L) Holotype, Contacyphon crassus (Broun, 1886).Scale bar = 1 mm.