Zorochros tactus SDI
Year: 2025
Type: other
Abstract: Zorochros tactus (Candèze, 1900) SDI Cryptohypnus tactus Candèze, 1900: 92 (original description; published type locality: Bengale). Hypnoidus tactus (Candèze, 1900): Schwarz, 1906: 153 (catalogue; “ Bengalen ”); Schenkling, 1925: 211 (placed under subgenus Zorochrus, unavailable subgenus name, incorrect subsequent spelling of Zorochros not in prevailing usage- ICZN 1999: Art. 33.3; catalogue; “ Bengalen ”). Hypnoidus monadicoides Fleutiaux, 1905: 326 (nec monadicoides Schwarz, 1901; original description; published type locality: Pondichéry, India); Dolin & Cate, 1998: 40 (synonymised with Z. tactus). Hypnoidus fleutiauxi Schwarz, 1906: 153 (replacement name for H. monadicoides Fleutiaux; catalogue; India: “ Pondicherry ”); Schenkling, 1925: 210 (placed under subgenus Zorochrus, unavailable subgenus name, incorrect subsequent spelling of Zorochros not in prevailing usage- ICZN 1999: Art. 33.3; listed as fleutiauci [sic], unavailable species name, incorrect subsequent spelling of fleutiauxi not in prevailing usage- ICZN 1999: Art. 33.3; catalogue; India: “ Pondicherry ”); Dolin & Cate, 1998: 40 (synonymised with Z. tactus). Zorochrus tactus (Candèze, 1900): Dolin & Cate, 1998: 40 (unavailable genus name, incorrect subsequent spelling of Zorochros not in prevailing usage- ICZN 1999: Art. 33.3); Chakraborty & Chakrabarti, 2006: 198 (unavailable genus name, incorrect subsequent spelling of Zorochros not in prevailing usage- ICZN 1999: Art. 33.3; catalogue; India: “ West Bengal ”). Type Locality. Cryptohypnus tactus. Bengal*; Hypnoidus monadicoides. India: Puducherry. Type Depository. Cryptohypnus tactus: Holotype, F (RBINS). Hypnoidus monadicoides: Holotype, SU (MNHN). Distribution in India. Puducherry **. General Distribution. India. Remark. Historically, the Bengal region encompassed present-day Bangladesh, parts of Bhutan and Nepal, and several Indian states including eastern Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Sikkim, and West Bengal. As there is no conclusive evidence, this region is not included here. The species is considered endemic to India.
Authors: Parekar, Harshad, Patwardhan, Amol
Institutions: St. Xavier's College, Somaiya Vidyavihar University
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7079715989
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