Zorochros perpusillus ( Candèze, 1878 ) SRI

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 : 179

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scientific name	Zorochros perpusillus ( Candèze, 1878 ) SRI
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Zorochros perpusillus ( Candèze, 1878) SRI

Cryptohypnus perpusillus Candèze, 1878 : cxlii (original description; published type locality: Himalaya).

Zorochrus perpusillus ( Candèze, 1878) : Dolin, 2002: 38 (transferred to Zorochrus , unavailable genus name, incorrect subsequent spelling of Zorochros not in prevailing usage- ICZN 1999: Art. 33.3; distributional record; India: Sikkim).

Zorochros perpusillus ( Candèze, 1878) : Cate, 2007: 192 (catalogue; “SD” as India: Sikkim, Darjeeling District); Gupta et al., 2018: 502 (catalogue; “2C” as India: Sikkim, Darjeeling District).

Type Locality. Himalaya*.

Type Depository. Type, SU (??).

Distribution in India. Sikkim (Gangtok District).

General Distribution. India, Nepal (Dolin 2002; Cate 2007).

Remark. The type material is not in RBINS (pers. comm. J. Constant, RBINS). As the presence of this species in West Bengal requires confirmation, this locality is not included here.