Tropihypnus Reitter, 1905

Parekar, Harshad & Patwardhan, Amol, 2025, Annotated catalogue of the click-beetle subfamilies Hemiopinae, Hypnoidinae, Lissominae, Negastriinae, Tetralobinae, and Thylacosterninae (Coleoptera: Elateridae) of India, Zootaxa 5679 (2), pp. 151-203 : 173-174

Genus Tropihypnus Reitter, 1905

Tropihypnus chatterjeei (Fleutiaux, 1928) SDI

Crypnoidus chatterjeei Fleutiaux, 1928b: 253 (original description; published type locality: Dehra-Dun , India).

Tropihypnus chatterjeei ( Fleutiaux, 1928b) : Fleutiaux, 1932: 254 (synonymised Crypnoidus with Tropihypnus ); Stibick, 1968: 185 ( India: Uttarakhand); Stibick, 1969: 81 (distribution confirmed; India: Uttarakhand); Cate, 2007: 167 (catalogue; “UP” as India: Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh); Schimmel & Tarnawski, 2008: 648 (catalogue; “ India: Darjeeling, Dehra-Dun”); Gupta et al., 2018: 501 (erroneous spelling “Tlcuúeaix” instead of Fleutiaux; catalogue; “2B” as India: Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand).

Type Locality. India: Sivalik, Dehradun District , Uttarakhand [North British India: Siwaliks, Dehra-Dun] .

Type Depository. Type, SU (??).

Distribution in India. Uttarakhand (Almora District, Dehradun District).

General Distribution. India.

Remark. The type material is likely housed in MNHN, but verification was not possible. Schimmel & Tarnawski (2008: 648) erroneously listed “ India: Darjeeling” in the distribution of this species without reference to any new material. As the presence of this species in Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal requires confirmation, these localities are not included here. The species is considered endemic to India.

Tropihypnus gardneri (Fleutiaux, 1928) SDI

Crypnoidus gardneri Fleutiaux, 1928b: 253 (original description; published type locality: Chakrata , India; another locality- India: Himachal Pradesh).

Tropihypnus gardneri ( Fleutiaux, 1928b) : Fleutiaux, 1932: 254 (synonymised Crypnoidus with Tropihypnus ); Stibick, 1968: 183 ( India: Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand); Cate, 2007: 167 (catalogue; “HP” as India: Himachal Pradesh; “UP” as India: Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh); Schimmel & Tarnawski, 2008: 648 (catalogue; “ India: Himachal Pradesh, Kotgarh”); Gupta et al., 2018: 501 (catalogue; “2A” as India: Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir ; “2B” as India: Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand).

Type Locality. India: Chakrata, Dehradun District , Uttarakhand [North British India: Chakrata] .

Type Depository. Type, SU (??).

Distribution in India. Himachal Pradesh (Shimla District), Uttarakhand (Dehradun District).

General Distribution. Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan ( Schimmel & Tarnawski 2008).

Remark. The type material is likely housed in MNHN, but verification was not possible. Schimmel & Tarnawski (2008 b: 648) erroneously listed “ India: Utta [sic] Pradesh” in the distribution of this species without reference to any new material. As the presence of this species in Jammu & Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh requires confirmation, these localities are not included here.

Tropihypnus namsooa Stibick, 1968 SDI

Tropihypnus namsooa Stibick, 1968: 178 (original description; published type locality: Namsoo, India); Mukhopadhyay & Chakraborty, 2003: 219 (catalogue; India: “ Sikkim ”); Cate, 2007: 167 (catalogue; “SD” as India: Sikkim, Darjeeling District); Schimmel & Tarnawski, 2008: 650 (catalogue; “ India: Sikkim, Namsoo”); Gupta et al., 2018: 501 (catalogue; “2C” as India: Sikkim, Darjeeling District).

Type Locality. India: Namsoo , Sikkim **.

Type Depository. Holotype, M (??); Allotype, F (??).

Distribution in India. Sikkim **.

General Distribution. India, Nepal ( Schimmel & Tarnawski 2008).

Remark. Although Stibick (1968: 180) stated that the types are housed in NHML, the specimens are not present in the collection (as confirmed by the type list shared by M. Barclay and M. Geiser). As the presence of this species in West Bengal requires confirmation, this locality is not included here.

Tropihypnus punjabae Stibick, 1968 SDI

Tropihypnus punjabae Stibick, 1968: 181 (original description; published type locality: Jibhi, India; another locality- India: West Bengal); Cate, 2007: 167 (catalogue; “SD” as India: Sikkim, Darjeeling District); Schimmel & Tarnawski, 2008: 654 (catalogue; “ India: Punjab”); Gupta et al., 2018: 501 (catalogue; “2C” as India: Sikkim, Darjeeling District).

Type Locality. India: Jibhi, Seraj, Kullu District , Himachal Pradesh [Jibhi, Seraj, Punjab] .

Type Depository. Holotype, M ( NHML) ; Allotype, F ( NHML); 35 Paratypes, 15 M, 6 F, 14 SU ( NHML, PERC) .

Distribution in India. Himachal Pradesh (Kullu District), West Bengal (Darjeeling District).

General Distribution. India, Nepal ( Schimmel & Tarnawski 2008).

Remark. The type material may be housed in PERC, but verification was not possible. As the presence of this species in Sikkim requires confirmation, this locality is not included here.

Tropihypnus rungbongi Stibick, 1968 SDI

Tropihypnus rungbongi Stibick, 1968: 172 (original description; published type locality: Rungbong Vall., India; another locality- India: Sikkim); Mukhopadhyay & Chakraborty, 2003: 219 (catalogue; India: “ Sikkim ”); Cate, 2007: 167 (catalogue; “SD” as India: Sikkim, Darjeeling District); Schimmel & Tarnawski, 2008: 655 (catalogue; “ India: Darjeeling”); Gupta et al., 2018: 501 (catalogue; “2C” as India: Sikkim, Darjeeling District).

Type Locality. India: Rungbong valley, Gopaldhara, Darjeeling District , West Bengal [Rungbong Vall., Gopaldhara, Sikkim] .

Type Depository. Holotype, M ( NHML) ; Allotype, F ( NHML); 155 Paratypes, 84 M, 71 F ( NHML,

PERC).

Distribution in India. Sikkim (Gangtok District), West Bengal (Darjeeling District).

General Distribution. China, India, Nepal ( Cate 2007; Schimmel & Tarnawski 2008).

Remark. The type material may be housed in PERC, but verification was not possible.