| Tokea maorica Benham, 1904: 252, text-figs. 80–82.
[From “neighbourhood of Auckland” in Waitakerei
Bush and Nikau Palm Bush. Eight Otago syntypes
(now A.04.97 two specimens according to Lee,
1959: 302), collected by Mr H. Suter, plus
specimens “from the sheaths of nikau and Astelia
leaves, Auckland (C. Cooper)” Benham 1906a:
241]; Benham 1906a: 240, figs. 1, 8–9 (part?).
Tokea decipiens Benham, 1906a: 241, fig. 2. [From
Waitakerei Bush near Auckland (H. Suter) “some
half-dozen specimens” apparently from the original
eight Otago syntypes. One at least sent to Hamburg
and inspected by Michaelsen (1916: 50)].
Notoscolex decipiens: Michaelsen 1916: 50.
Megascolides maorica: Lee 1952: 26 (syn. decipiens).
Megascolides maoricus: Lee 1959: 301, fig. 312 (syn.
decipiens); Blakemore 2012a: 131.
Notoscolex maorica: Blakemore 2004; 2010; 2011 (syn.
decipiens).
Megascolides orthostichon: (laps.) Lee 1962: 175, tab.
(from inspection of same BM material as reexamined
below). |