Miquasus convexicollis SDI

Miquasus convexicollis (Dolin, 2001) SDI Quasimus (Miquasus) convexicollis Dolin, 2001: 139 (original description; published type locality: Nilgiri Hills, India); Korneev & Cate, 2005: 14 (type catalogue). Miquasus convexicollis (Dolin, 2001): Schimmel & Tarnawski, 2009: 109, 123 (transferred to Miquasus; “ India: Tamil Nadu ”). Type Locality. India: Nilgiri Hills **. Type Depository. Holotype, F (MNHN). Distribution in India. Nilgiri Hills**. Tamil Nadu. General Distribution. India, Nepal (Schimmel & Tarnawski 2009). Remark. The exact locality within the Nilgiri Hills cannot be ascertained. The locality tentatively assigned to Tamil Nadu based on the information provided by Dolin (2001: 139). The Nilgiri Hills form part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, which spans across southern Karnataka, eastern Kerala, and northwestern Tamil Nadu.