Zorochros indicus SRI

Zorochros indicus (Motschulsky, 1858) SRI Cryptorhypnus [sic] indicus Motschulsky, 1858: 57 (unavailable genus name, incorrect subsequent spelling of Cryptohypnus not in prevailing usage- ICZN 1999: Art. 33.3; original description; published type locality: Birma); Dolin & Cate, 1998: 39 (designated Lectotype; “ India or.”). Hypnoidus indicus (Motschulsky, 1858): Fleutiaux, 1905: 326 (transferred from Cryptohypnus). Hypnoidus fouqueti Fleutiaux, 1918: 224 (original description; published type locality: Saigon, Cochinchine); Fleutiaux, 1930: 641 (synonymised with Z. indicus); Dolin & Cate, 1998: 39 (synonymy with Z. indicus confirmed). Negestrius indicus (Motschulsky, 1858): Ôhira, 1970: 226 (unavailable genus name, incorrect subsequent spelling of Negastrius not in prevailing usage- ICZN 1999: Art. 33.3; transferred to Negastrius). Zorochrus indicus (Motschulsky, 1858): Ôhira & Becker, 1973: 70 (unavailable genus name, incorrect subsequent spelling of Zorochros not in prevailing usage- ICZN 1999: Art. 33.3; “ India ”); Dolin & Cate, 1998: 39 (unavailable genus name, incorrect subsequent spelling of Zorochros not in prevailing usage- ICZN 1999: Art. 33.3; “ India ”), 44 (distributional record; India: Jharkhand). Type Locality. Cryptohypnus indicus. East India * [India orientalis]; Hypnoidus fouqueti. Vietnam: Hòa Bình Province [Hoa Binh, Tonkin]. Type Depository. Cryptohypnus indicus: Lectotype, M (ZMMU); 5 Paralectotypes, SU (SIZK, ZMMU). Hypnoidus fouqueti: Holotype, SU (MNHN). Distribution in India. Jharkhand (Gumla District). General Distribution. India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam (Dolin & Cate 1998). Remark. Dolin & Cate (1998: 39) mentioned specimens from India without providing further details. In the same publication, Dolin & Cate (1998: 44) re-examined 10 specimens from the syntype series of Cryptohypnus sericeus and identified them as Z. indicus. Based on the data labels cited by Dolin & Cate (1998: 44) and information provided by Parekar et al. (2024: 57), the locality is added as Jharkhand. Konbir is a village in the Gumla District of Jharkhand.