Contacyphon zealandicus (Sharp, 1878)

Kiałka, Agata & Ruta, Rafał, 2017, An illustrated catalogue of the New Zealand marsh beetles (Coleoptera: Scirtidae), Zootaxa 4366 (1), pp. 1-76 : 53

Contacyphon zealandicus (Sharp, 1878)

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Cyphon zealandicus Sharp 1878: 55 . Broun 1880: 323 (reprinted excerpt of Sharp 1878). Pic 1914: 37 (catalogue). Nyholm 2000: 52, 56 (aedeagus and prehensor illustrated). Macfarlane et al. 2011: 420 (catalogue). Contacyphon zealandicus (Sharp, 1878) : Zwick et al. 2013: 347.

Type locality. Tairua.

Broun number: 586.

Type material examined. 4 exx. Lectotype (NHM, here validated): card-mounted, genitalia mounted on glass slide pinned together with the specimen, “ Cyphon zealandicus \ Type D. S.” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “LECTO- \ TYPE” [round label with blue border], “TYPE \ H. T.” [round label with red border], “Tairua, [red underline] \ New Zealand. \ Broun.”, “Tairua” [handwritten], “Sharp Coll \ 1905-313.”, “Lectotype \ Cyphon zealandicus \ Sharp \ det. T. Nyholm 1981” [in Nyholm’s hand]. Paralectotype (NHM, here validated): cardmounted, genitalia mounted on glass slide pinned together with the specimen, “ Cyphon zealandicus \ Ind. typ. \ D. S.” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “C. zea- \ landicus \ ♂” [handwritten on genitalia slide], “PARA- \ LECTO- \ TYPE” [round label with blue border], “Tairua, [red underline] \ New Zealand. \ Broun.”, “Tairua” [handwritten], “Sharp Coll \ 1905-313.”, “Paralectotype \ Cyphon zealandicus \ Sharp \ det. T. Nyholm 1981” [in Nyholm’s hand]. Paralectotype (NHM, here validated): card-mounted, “ Cyphon zealandicus \ Ind. typ. \ D. S.” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “PARA- \ LECTO- \ TYPE” [round label with blue border], “Tairua, [red underline] \ New Zealand. \ Broun.”, “Tairua” [handwritten], “Sharp Coll \ 1905-313.”, “Paralectotype \ Cyphon zealandicus \ Sharp \ det. T. Nyholm 1981” [in Nyholm’s hand]. Paralectotype (NHM, here validated): cardmounted, genitalia mounted on glass slide pinned together with the specimen, “ Cyphon zealandicus \ var. \ D. S.” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “PARA- \ LECTO- \ TYPE” [round label with blue border], “Tairua, [red underline] \ New Zealand. \ Broun.”, “Tairua” [handwritten], “Sharp Coll \ 1905-313.”, “Paralectotype \ Cyphon zealandicus \ Sharp \ det. T. Nyholm 1981” [in Nyholm’s hand].

Remarks. Four specimens studied by Sharp were collected by Broun at Tairua (Sharp 1878).

Figures

FIGURE 12. Primary type specimens of New Zealand Scirtidae. A) Lectotype, Contacyphon remotus (Broun, 1883); B) Lectotype, Contacyphon suffusus (Sharp, 1878); C) Holotype, Contacyphon suturalis (Broun, 1883); D) Lectotype, Contacyphon trivialis (Broun, 1886); E) Paralectotype, Contacyphon variegatus (Sharp, 1882); F) Holotype, Contacyphon viridipennis (Broun, 1880); G) Lectotype, Contacyphon waikatoensis (Broun, 1886); H) Lectotype, Contacyphon zealandicus (Sharp, 1878); I) Syntype, Cyphanodes vestitus Broun, 1893; J) Holotype, Cyphanus capax Broun, 1880; K) Holotype, Cyphanus debilis Sharp, 1878; L) Syntype, Cyphanus dubius Broun, 1893.Scale bar = 1 mm.