Miquasus improvisus SDI

Miquasus improvisus (Dolin, 2001) SDI Quasimus (Miquasus) improvisus Dolin, 2001: 138 (original description; published type locality: Valara Falls, India; other localities- India: Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu); Korneev & Cate, 2005: 16 (type catalogue). Miquasus improvisus (Dolin, 2001): Schimmel & Tarnawski, 2009: 110, 124 (transferred to Miquasus; “ India: Kerala; Madras; Maharashtra ”). Type Locality. India: Valara Waterfalls, Idukki District, Kerala [Cardamom H., Valara Fall]. Type Depository. Holotype, M (MHNG); 3 Paratypes, 3 F (MHNG, SIZK). Material examined. Two specimens (Fig. 4) were examined from Chikkaballapura District, Karnataka (GKVK). Distribution in India. Karnataka (Chikkaballapura District), Kerala (Idukki District), Maharashtra (Pune District), Tamil Nadu (Tiruppur District). General Distribution. India, Nepal (Schimmel & Tarnawski 2009). Remark. Although Dolin (2001: 138) mentioned a paratype as deposited in HNHM, the specimen could not be located in the collection (pers. comm. S. Győző, HNHM). This represents the first published record of this species from Karnataka.