Amplectopus ovalis Sharp, 1886 (Fig. 7C) Amplectopus ovalis Sharp 1886: 404. Broun 1893: 1138 (reprinted excerpt of Sharp 1886). Broun 1893: 1351 (the occurrence at Boatman’s). Pic 1914: 39 (catalogue). Macfarlane et al. 2011: 420 (catalogue). Type locality. Greymouth. Broun number: 2019. Type material examined. 1 ex. Syntype (NHM): card-mounted, abdomen & genitalia mounted on separate card, “ Amplectopus \ ovalis \ Type D.S. \ Greymouth N. Z d.” [written at base of card in Sharp’s hand], “Type \ H. T.” [round label with red border], “Greymouth, \ New Zealand. [red underline] \ (Helms)”, “Sharp Coll. \ 1905- 313.” Remarks. According to Sharp (1886), the first specimen of this species was collected by Helms at Greymouth “some years ago” and sent back after examination by Sharp. Later on Sharp received two more specimens from Helms.

Published as part of Kiałka, Agata & Ruta, Rafał, 2017, An illustrated catalogue of the New Zealand marsh beetles (Coleoptera: Scirtidae), pp. 1-76 in Zootaxa 4366 (1) on page 21, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4366.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1125265