Contacyphon pachymerus

Contacyphon pachymerus (Broun, 1912)

(Fig. 11C)

Cyphon pachymerus Broun 1912: 432. Pic 1914: 33 (catalogue). Nyholm 2000: 65 (mesoventral cavity illustrated). Gen. nr. Cyphon pachymerus Broun: Macfarlane et al. 2011: 420 (catalogue). Contacyphon pachymerus: Zwick et al. 2013: 344.

Type locality. Silverstream.

Broun number: 3246.

Type material examined. 2 exx. Lectotype (NHM, here validated): card-mounted, genitalia mounted on glass slide pinned together with the specimen, “LECTO- \ TYPE” [round label with blue border], “New Zealand. [red underline] \ Broun Coll. \ Brit. Mus. \ 1922-482.”, “3246.” [in Broun’s hand], “Silverstream \ Wellington.” [in Broun’s hand], “Lectotype ♂ \ Cyphon pachymerus \ Broun \ det. T. Nyholm 1981” [in Nyholm’s hand]. Paralectotype (NHM, here validated): card-mounted, genitalia mounted on glass slide pinned together with the specimen, “PARA- \ LECTO- \ TYPE” [round label with blue border], “New Zealand. [red underline] \ Broun Coll. \ Brit. Mus. \ 1922-482.”, “3246.” [in Broun’s hand], “Silverstream. \ Wellington.” [in Broun’s hand], “ Cyphon \ pachymerus.” [in Broun’s hand], “Paralectotype ♀ \ Cyphon pachymerus \ Broun \ det. T. Nyholm 1981” [in Nyholm’s hand].

Remarks. Broun (1912) examined two specimens received from A. O’Connor of Wellington. Broun noted in the original description that this species probably represents a distinct genus.