Hapatesus, Candeze, 1863

Hoffmannova, Johana & Kundrata, Robin, 2020, Annotated catalogue of the click-beetle genera Hapatesus Candѐze, 1863 and Toorongus Neboiss, 1957 (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from the Australasian realm, Zootaxa 4885 (2), pp. 221-234 : 223

Subgenus Hapatesus Candѐze, 1863

Type species: Hapatesus hirtus Candèze, 1863 ; by monotypy.

Hapatesus Candèze, 1863: 188 .

Hapaetsus: Neboiss, 1958: 171 [unavailable name, incorrect subsequent spelling not in prevailing usage; ICZN 1999, Art. 33.3].

Haupathesus: Miwa, 1928: 133 [unavailable name, incorrect subsequent spelling not in prevailing usage; ICZN 1999, Art. 33.3].

Distribution. Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia), Indonesia (Papua, West Papua), Papua New Guinea (incl. New Britain), New Zealand (Auckland Domain). Reported from Taiwan by Miwa (1928), and from India (Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat) by Singh et al. (2014). All records outside the Australasian realm need confirmation.