Wittmeroquasimus parallelus ( Schwarz, 1902 ) SDI

Wittmeroquasimus parallelus ( Schwarz, 1902) SDI

Hypnoidus parallelus Schwarz, 1902: 332 (original description; published type locality: Darjeeling, India); Schwarz, 1906: 154 (catalogue; India: “Darjeeling”); Schenkling, 1925: 210 (placed under subgenus Zorochrus , unavailable genus name, incorrect subsequent spelling of Zorochros not in prevailing usage- ICZN 1999: Art. 33.3; catalogue; India: “Darjeeling”).

Yukoana parallelus ( Schwarz, 1902) : Ȏhira & Becker, 1973: 73 (transferred from Hypnoidus View in CoL ).

Quasimus (Quasimus) parallelus ( Schwarz, 1902) : Dolin, 2001: 141 (transferred to Quasimus (Quasimus) ; key to Quasimus spp. ); Cate, 2007: 191 (catalogue; “SD” as India: Sikkim, Darjeeling District); Gupta et al., 2018: 502 (catalogue; “2C” as India: Sikkim, Darjeeling District).

Wittmeroquasimus parallelus ( Schwarz, 1902) : Schimmel & Tarnawski, 2009: 58, 122 (transferred from Quasimus View in CoL ; catalogue; “ India: Darjeeling”).

Type Locality. India: Darjeeling District , West Bengal .

Type Depository. Holotype, SU (??).

Distribution in India. West Bengal (Darjeeling District).

General Distribution. China, India, Myanmar, Nepal ( Cate 2007; Schimmel & Tarnawski 2009, 2011a).

Remark. The original description is based on a single specimen ( Schwarz, 1902: 333), which is not present in SDEI (see Gaedike, 1985). As the presence of this species in Sikkim requires confirmation, this locality is not included here.