Bitoma mundula Sharp, 1886

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 : 17

Bitoma mundula Sharp, 1886

( Figs. 66–68 )

Bitoma mundula Sharp, 1886: 386 . Broun 1893b: 1083 (reprinted excerpt of Sharp 1886: 386). Hutton 1904: 169. Hudson 1923: 368. Hetschko 1930: 18. Maddison 2010: 426.

Type locality: Picton.

Broun number: 1930.

Remarks: Sharp based this species on a single specimen.

Type material examined: Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “ Bitoma mundu- la Type D.S. Picton N. Zeal d. Helms [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand] // Type [round label with red border] // Sharp Coll 1905-313. // BMNH (E) #651700”.

Figures

FIGURES 64–72. Primary type specimens and labels of New Zealand Zopheridae: Synchitini. 64–65) Holotype, Bitoma morosa Broun, 1921; labels; 66–68) Holotype, Bitoma mundula Sharp, 1886; card-mount; labels; 69–71) Holotype, Bitoma nana Sharp, 1876; card-mount; labels 72) Holotype, Bitoma novella Hetschko, 1929 (repl. name for Bitoma maura Broun, 1912).