Quasimus ovalis ( Candèze, 1873 )

Parekar, Harshad & Patwardhan, Amol, 2025, Annotated catalogue of the click-beetle subfamilies Hemiopinae, Hypnoidinae, Lissominae, Negastriinae, Tetralobinae, and Thylacosterninae (Coleoptera: Elateridae) of India, Zootaxa 5679 (2), pp. 151-203 : 191

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scientific name	Quasimus ovalis ( Candèze, 1873 )
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Quasimus ovalis ( Candèze, 1873)

Cardiohypnus ovalis Candèze, 1873: 15 (original description; published type locality: Japan); Candèze, 1892: 491 (recorded from India).

Hypnoidus ovalis ( Candèze, 1873) : Schwarz, 1906: 154 (placed under Hypnoidus View in CoL ).

Quasimus ovalis ( Candèze, 1873) : Schenkling, 1925: 216 (placed under Quasimus View in CoL ).

Type Locality. Japan *.

Type Depository. Syntype, SU ( NHML) .

General Distribution. Indonesia ( Sumatra), Japan * ( Schenkling 1925).

Remark. Candèze (1892: 491) noted, “Cette espèce, plus large, de forme plus ovale, m’a paru devoir être assimilée au Cr. ovalis , originairement décrit d’après des exemplaires provenant du Japon.” (Translation: “This species, which is larger and more oval in shape, seems to me to be similar to Cr. ovalis , originally described on the basis of specimens from Japan.”) As Candèze expressed uncertainty regarding the identity of this species, its occurrence in India ( Jharkhand) is doubtful. Therefore, this species is not considered to occur in India.