Quasimus indicus Dolin, 2001 SDI

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 : 184-185

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5679.2.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17050252
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scientific name	Quasimus indicus Dolin, 2001 SDI
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Quasimus indicus Dolin, 2001: 133 (original description; published type locality: Nilgiri Hills, India); Korneev & Cate, 2005: 16 (type catalogue); Schimmel & Tarnawski, 2009: 126 (catalogue; “ India: Nilgiri Hills”).

Type Locality. India: Nilgiri Hills **.

Type Depository. Holotype, M ( MNHN); 1 Paratype, 1 F ( MNHN).

Distribution in India. Nilgiri Hills**.

General Distribution. India.

Remark. The exact locality within the Nilgiri Hills cannot be ascertained. The Nilgiri Hills form part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, which spans across southern Karnataka, eastern Kerala, and northwestern Tamil Nadu. The species is considered endemic to India.