Ascalaphus prothoracicus

Ascalaphus prothoracicus (Kimmins, 1949) Helicomitus prothoracicus Kimmins, 1949b: 6. Type locality: India. Indian distribution: Assam: Dhubri Dist.: Jamduar (village); Meghalaya: West Garo Hills Dist.: Damalgiri (village); Rongsakgre [Rangsakgiri] (village); Sikkim: Pakyong Dist.: Rangpo [Rongpo] River bed (river); West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist.: Darjeeling (town); Howrah Dist.: Botanical Garden (locale); Kolkata Dist.: Kolkata [Calcutta] (city), Maula Ali [Maulali] (locale) (Kimmins 1949b: 7; Ghosh & Sen 1977: 324; Ghosh 1988: 184; Ghosh 1999: 144; Ghosh 2000a: 110; Ghosh 2000b: 108). World distribution: India, Pakistan, Thailand (Kimmins 1949b: 7; Michel 2005: 220; Hassan & Liu 2021: 414; Oswald 2024a).