Bolbelasmus coreanus (Kolbe, 1886)

Li, Chun-Lin & Wang, Chuan-Chan, 2024, A systematic review of the genus Bolbelasmus Boucomont (Coleoptera, Geotrupidae, Bolboceratinae) from Indochina and surrounding areas, ZooKeys 1191, pp. 287-305 : 287

Bolbelasmus coreanus (Kolbe, 1886)

Bolboceras coreanus Kolbe, 1886: 188. Original combination (type locality: Seoul, Korea, female type in the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany).

Bolbelasmus coreanus (Kolbe, 1886): Cartwright 1953: 97 (generic combination); Krikken 1977: 288 (notes; diagnosis; illustration); Kim 2000: 45 (diagnosis; collecting records); Li et al. 2008: 480 (redescription, illustrations, collecting records, distribution, remarks); Král, Löbl and Nikolajev 2006: 83 (catalog, subgenus Bolbelasmus Kolbeus ); Nikolajev, Král and Bezdӗk 2016: 33 (catalog, subgenus Bolbelasmus Kolbeus ).

Kolbeus coreanus (Kolbe, 1886): Boucomont 1911: 335 (generic combination); Boucomont 1912: 17 (catalog); Boucomont and Gillet 1921: 72 (record to Taiwan; diagnosis); Miwa 1930: 164 (catalog); Miwa 1931: 276 (catalog); Miwa and Chûjô 1939: 30 (catalog); Paulian 1945: 42 (diagnosis; figures; distribution).

Bolbelasmus kurosawai Masumoto, 1984: 76; Li et al. 2008: 481 (junior synonym).

Bolboceras conicifrons Fairmaire, 1896: 82; Boucomont and Gillet 1921: 72 (junior synonym).

Distribution.

Korean Peninsula; China (Anhui, Zhejiang, Kweichow, Szechuan, Yunnan); Taiwan.

Remarks.

The detailed distribution of B. coreanus in China requires further investigation, particularly those from southwestern areas. Based on a large number of Bolbelasmus specimens recently collected from Yunnan and neighboring areas, we found no representatives of B. coreanus among them. Therefore, we reserve a decision about whether B. coreanus occurs in Yunnan, Thailand and India, as recorded by Krikken (1977). Voucher specimens from the areas mentioned above are required.