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Bitoma scita Broun 1886

Description

Bitoma scita Broun, 1886

(Figs. 79–80)

Bitoma scita Broun, 1886: 895. Hutton 1904: 169. Hudson 1923: 368. Hetschko 1930: 19. Maddison 2010: 426.

Type locality: Whangarata, near Tuakau.

Broun number: 1596.

Remarks: Broun based this species on a single specimen.

Type material examined: Holotype (BMNH): card-mounted, “Type [round label with red border] // 1596. [in Broun’s hand] // Whangarata // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Bitoma scita - [in Broun’s hand]”.

Notes

Published as part of Lord, Nathan P. & Leschen, Richard A. B., 2014, Illustrated Catalogue and Type Designations of the New Zealand Zopheridae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea), pp. 1-127 in Zootaxa 3809 (1) on page 18, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3809.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4918362

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
BMNH
Family
Zopheridae
Genus
Bitoma
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Broun
Species
scita
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Bitoma scita Broun, 1886 sec. Lord & Leschen, 2014

References

  • Broun, T. (1886) Manual of the New Zealand Coleoptera. Government Printer, Wellington. Parts III and IV, 745 - 973 + XVII.
  • Hutton, F. W. (1904) Index Faunae Novae Zealandiae. Dulau & Co., London, 372 pp.
  • Hudson, G. V. (1923) An index of New Zealand beetles. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 54 [1922], 353 - 399.
  • Hetschko, A. (1930) Coleopterorum Catalogueus, pars 107, Colydiidae. Vol 15. W. Junk, Berlin, pp. 1 - 124.
  • Maddison, P. M. (2010) Checklist of New Zealand Hexapoda. Order Coleoptera. [Chapter] NINE: Phylum Arthropoda: Subphylum Hexapoda: Protura, springtails, Diplura, and insects. In: Gordon, D. P. (Ed.), New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Vol. 2. Kingdom Animalia. Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand, pp. 233 - 467