Hypebaeus afghanistanicus Wittmer, 1956

Hájek, Jiří & Švihla, Vladimír, 2012, Catalogue of the type specimens of beetles (Coleoptera) deposited in the National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2), pp. 603-654 : 643-644

Hypebaeus afghanistanicus Wittmer, 1956

Hypebaeus afghanistanicus Wittmer, 1956: 129 , Fig. 12.

Nine paratypes are deposited in NMPC (general collection – donated by W. Wittmer):

PARATYPE (J): ‘Baschgaltal 1100 m / Nuristan [p] 6. [hw] 4.1953 [p] / Afgh., J. Klapperich [p] // Paratypus [p, red, black-bordered label] // Hypebaeus / afghanistanicus / Wittm. [hw] / det. W. Wittmer [p] // Mus. Nat. Pragae [p] / 65824 [hw] / Inv. [p, orange label] // Hypomixis / afghanistanicus / (Wittm.) [hw] / V. Švihla det. 20 [p] 07 [hw]’.

PARATYPE (♀): ‘Baschgaltal 1100 m / Nuristan [p] 6.4.1953 [p] / J. Klapperich [hw] // Paratypus [p, pink label] // Mus. Nat. Pragae [p] / 65825 [hw] / Inv. [p, orange label]’.

PARATYPE (J): ‘Baschgaltal 1100 m / Nuristan [p] 6.4.1953 [p] / J. Klapperich [hw] // Paratypus [p, pink label] // / Mus. Nat. Pragae [p] / 65826 [hw] / Inv. [p, orange label]’.

PARATYPE (J): ‘Baschgaltal 1100 m / Nuristan [p] 6.4.1953 [p] / J. Klapperich [hw] // Paratypus [p, pink label] // / Mus. Nat. Pragae [p] / 65827 [hw] / Inv. [p, orange label]’.

PARATYPE (J): ‘Baschgaltal 1100 m / Nuristan [p] 6.4.1953 [p] / J. Klapperich [hw] // Paratypus [p, pink label] // / Mus. Nat. Pragae [p] / 65828 [hw] / Inv. [p, orange label]’.

PARATYPE (J): ‘Baschgaltal 1100 m / Nuristan [p] 8. [hw] 4.1953 [p] / Afgh., J. Klapperich [p] / PARATYPUS [p, red label] / Hyp. / afghanistacus [hw] // Hypomixis / afghanistanicus / (Wittm.) [hw] / V. Švihla det. 20 [p] 07 [hw]’.

PARATYPES (1 J 2 ♀♀): ‘Afgh. Nuristan 8.4, / Baschgaltal 1200 m / Klapperich lgt. 1953 [hw] // Paratypus [p, pink label]’.

Current status. Hypomixis afghanistanicus ( Wittmer, 1956) , see WITTMER (1995b).