Protolobus obscurus Sharp, 1886

Protolobus obscurus Sharp, 1886:422

Catoptes postrectus Marshall, 1931:420 new synonym

The form of the scales on the dorsum, the heavily scaled gena ventral of the antennal insertions and the broad triangular tooth at the apex of the protibia place Catoptes postrectus in Protolobus . The synonymy with P. obscurus is established based on overall similarity between the type specimens of the two taxa, the differences between which are encompassed within the level of variation from a series of specimens collected near Oamaru, the type locality of C. postrectus .