Arhaphes opacus Candèze, 1878 SRI

Arhaphes opacus Candèze, 1878 SRI

Arrhaphes opacus Candèze, 1878 : cxlii (unavailable genus name, incorrect subsequent spelling of Arhaphes not in prevailing usage- ICZN 1999: Art. 33.3; original description; published type locality: Himalaya); Candèze, 1891: 120 (catalogue; “Himalaya”); Candèze, 1892: 491 (unavailable genus name, incorrect subsequent spelling of Arhaphes not in prevailing usage- ICZN 1999: Art. 33.3; distributional record; India: Jharkhand); Schwarz, 1906: 159 (unavailable genus name, incorrect subsequent spelling of Arhaphes not in prevailing usage- ICZN 1999: Art. 33.3; catalogue; “Himalaya”); Schenkling, 1925: 218 (unavailable genus name, incorrect subsequent spelling of Arhaphes not in prevailing usage- ICZN 1999: Art. 33.3; catalogue; “Himalaya”).

Hemirrhaphes opacus ( Candèze, 1878) : Ôhira & Becker, 1973: 69 (transferred to Hemirrhaphes ).

Arhaphes opacus ( Candèze, 1878) : Schimmel & Tarnawski, 2012a: 539 (incorrect application of ICZN 1999: Art. 51.3; distributional record; India: Sikkim, West Bengal).

Type Locality. Himalaya*.

Type Depository. Type, SU (??).

Distribution in India. Jharkhand (Gumla District), Sikkim (Gyalshing District), West Bengal (Darjeeling District).

General Distribution. India, Nepal ( Ôhira & Becker 1973; Cate 2007).

Remark. The type material may be housed in RBINS, but verification was not possible. Schimmel & Tarnawski (2012a: 539) proposed a new combination using the correct genus name. According to ICZN 1999: Art. 51.3.1, parentheses are not to be used if the species-group name was originally combined with an incorrect generic name. Based on the information provided by Candèze (1892: 481) and Hayek (1973: 273), the locality is added as Jharkhand.