Senodonia Laporte, 1838

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 : 165-168

Genus Senodonia Laporte, 1838

Senodonia arunachalensis Platia & Pulvirenti, 2024 SDI

Senodonia arunachalensis Platia & Pulvirenti, 2024: 412 (original description; published type locality: Sangti , India).

Type Locality. India: Sangti, NW Bomdila, West Kameng District , Arunachal Pradesh .

Type Depository. Holotype, M ( CRB); 1 Paratype, F ( CPG).

Distribution in India. Arunachal Pradesh (West Kameng District).

General Distribution. India.

Remark. The species is considered endemic to India.

Senodonia bengalensis Schimmel, 2006 SDI

Senodonia bengalensis Schimmel, 2006: 125 (original description; published type locality: Tonglu, India); Kundrata et al., 2018b: 277 (catalogue; India: “ West Bengal ”).

Type Locality. India: Tonglu, Singalila [Shingalila] National Park , Darjeeling District , West Bengal .

Type Depository. Holotype, M ( CSV).

Distribution in India. West Bengal (Darjeeling District).

General Distribution. India.

Remark. Known only from a single male specimen. The species is considered endemic to India.

Senodonia brancuccii Schimmel & Platia, 1992 SRI

Senodonia brancuccii Schimmel & Platia, 1992: 240 (original description; published type locality: Arun Valley, Nepal; other localities- India: Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal); Schimmel, 1996b: 111 (distributional remarks; India: West Bengal), 208 (catalogue; “ Indien ”); Chakraborty & Chakrabarti, 2006: 171 (catalogue; India: “ West Bengal (Darjeeling), Sikkim ”); Cate, 2007: 186 (catalogue; “SD” as India: Sikkim, Darjeeling District); Gupta et al., 2018: 502 (catalogue; “2C” as India: Sikkim, Darjeeling District); Kundrata et al., 2018b: 278 (catalogue; India: “ Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal ”).

Type Locality. Nepal: Arun Valley [Aruntal], between Arunthan and Chinchila.

Type Depository. Holotype, M ( NHMB); 34 Paratypes, SU ( CCW, CPG, CSV, MFNB, NHMB, NHML, RBINS, SDEI, SMNS).

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

General Distribution. Bhutan, India, Nepal ( Kundrata et al. 2018b).

Senodonia emodi ( Candèze, 1863) SRI

Hemiolimerus emodi Candèze, 1863: 227 (original description; published type locality: Himalaya); Gemminger & Harold, 1869: 1584 (catalogue; “Himalaya”); Candèze, 1891: 183 (catalogue; “Himalaya”); Schwarz, 1907: 245 (catalogue; “Himalaya”); Schenkling, 1927: 418 (catalogue; “Himalaya”).

Senodonia emodi ( Candèze, 1863) : Ȏhira, 1971: 210 (transferred to Senodonia ; distributional record; India: Sikkim); Schimmel & Platia, 1992: 243 (revision; distributional record; India: West Bengal); Schimmel, 1996b: 209 (catalogue; “ Indien: Darjeeling-Distrikt”); Mukhopadhyay & Chakraborty, 2003: 219 (catalogue; India: “ Sikkim ”); Chakraborty & Chakrabarti, 2006: 171 (catalogue; India: “ West Bengal (Darjeeling), Sikkim ”); Cate, 2007: 186 (catalogue; “SD” as India: Sikkim, Darjeeling District); Gupta et al., 2018: 502 (catalogue; “2C” as India: Sikkim, Darjeeling District); Kundrata et al., 2018b: 278 (catalogue; India: “ Sikkim, West Bengal ”).

Type Locality. Himalaya: without any precise location.

Type Depository. Syntype, M ( NHML) .

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

General Distribution. Bhutan, India, Nepal ( Kundrata et al. 2018b).

Remark. The remaining syntype material is unknown. Non-type specimens are deposited in CSV, HNHM, NHMB, and RBINS. The first published transfer of this species from Hemiolimerus to Senodonia was made by Ȏhira (1971: 210), not by Schimmel & Platia (1992: 243).

Senodonia flagellaris ( Garg & Saini, 1996) SDI

Orientis flagellaris Garg & Saini, 1996: 91 (original description; published type locality: Tiger Hill , India; another locality- India: Manipur).

Senodonia flagellaris ( Garg & Saini, 1996) : Cate, 2007: 186 (synonymised Orientis Vats & Kashyap, 1992 with Senodonia Laporte ; catalogue; “SD” as India: Sikkim, Darjeeling District); Gupta et al., 2018: 502 (catalogue; “2C” as India: Sikkim, Darjeeling District); Kundrata et al., 2018b: 278 (catalogue, remarks; India: “ West Bengal ”).

Type Locality. India: Tiger Hill, Darjeeling District , West Bengal .

Type Depository. Holotype, M ( IARI); 2 Paratypes, 2 F ( IARI).

Distribution in India. Manipur (Ukhrul District), West Bengal (Darjeeling District).

General Distribution. India.

Remark. As the presence of this species in Sikkim requires confirmation, this locality is not included here. The species is considered endemic to India.

Senodonia kucerai Schimmel, 2006 SDI

Senodonia kucerai Schimmel, 2006: 127 (original description; published type locality: Bhalukpog , India); Gupta et al., 2018: 502 (catalogue; “2D” as India: Arunachal Pradesh) ; Kundrata et al., 2018b: 280 (catalogue; India: “ Arunachal Pradesh ”) ; Platia & Pulvirenti, 2024: 418 (checklist; “ India: Arunachal Pradesh) .

Type Locality. India: Bhalukpung [Bhalukpog], West Kameng District , Arunachal Pradesh .

Type Depository. Holotype, M ( CSV).

Distribution in India. Arunachal Pradesh (West Kameng District).

General Distribution. India.

Remark. Known only from a single male specimen. The species is considered endemic to India.

Senodonia meghalayana Schimmel, 2006 SDI

Senodonia meghalayana Schimmel, 2006: 128 (original description; published type locality: Kokrek [sic] NP, India); Kundrata et al., 2018b: 280 (catalogue; India: “ Meghalaya ”).

Type Locality. India: Nokrek [Kokrek] National Park, West Garo Hills District , Meghalaya .

Type Depository. Holotype, M ( CSV).

Distribution in India. Meghalaya (West Garo Hills District).

General Distribution. India.

Remark. Known only from a single male specimen. The species is considered endemic to India.

Senodonia montana (Vats & Kashyap, 1992) SDI

Orientis montanus Vats & Kashyap, 1992b: 252 (original description; type locality: Kara Forest , India; another locality- India: Uttarakhand).

Senodonia montanus (Vats & Kashyap, 1992) : Cate, 2007: 186 (synonymised Orientis Vats & Kashyap, 1992 with Senodonia Laporte ; unchanged spelling, for more details, see Kundrata et al., 2018: 280; catalogue; “HP” as India: Himachal Pradesh); Gupta et al., 2018: 502 (catalogue; “2A” as India: Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir ).

Senodonia montana (Vats & Kashyap, 1992) : Kundrata et al., 2018b: 280 (corrected spelling; catalogue; India: “ Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand ”) .

Type Locality. India: Kara Forest , Mandi District , Himachal Pradesh. Type Depository. Holotype, M (??); Allotype, F (??); 1 Paratype, M (??). Distribution in India. Himachal Pradesh (Mandi District), Uttarakhand (Rudraprayag District) .

General Distribution. India.

Remark. The type material is not present in FRID and may be deposited in IARI, but this could not be verified. The species is considered endemic to India.

Senodonia shingalilana Schimmel, 2006 SDI

Senodonia shingalilana Schimmel, 2006: 128 (original description; published type locality: Shirikhola, India); Kundrata et al., 2018b: 282 (catalogue; India: “ West Bengal ”).

Type Locality. India: Shirikhola, Singalila [Shingalila] National Park , Darjeeling District , West Bengal .

Type Depository. Holotype, M ( CSV).

Distribution in India. West Bengal (Darjeeling District).

General Distribution. India.

Remark. Known only from a single male specimen. The species is considered endemic to India.