Rhagophthalmus tonkineus Fairmaire, 1889

Kundrata, Robin, Hoffmannova, Johana, Hinson, Kevin R., Keller, Oliver & Packova, Gabriela, 2022, Rhagophthalmidae Olivier, 1907 (Coleoptera, Elateroidea): described genera and species, current problems, and prospects for the bioluminescent and paedomorphic beetle lineage, ZooKeys 1126, pp. 55-130 : 55

Rhagophthalmus tonkineus Fairmaire, 1889

Rhagophthalmus tonkineus Fairmaire, 1889: 352.

Rhagophthalmus tonkinensis : McDermott 1966: 122 [unavailable name, incorrect subsequent spelling not in prevailing usage].

Rhagophthalmus tokineus : Wittmer and Ohba 1994: 342 [unavailable name, incorrect subsequent spelling not in prevailing usage].

Type depository.

Described based on an unknown number of specimens. No type material was found in MNHN ( Wittmer and Ohba 1994; RK, pers. obs.).

Type locality.

Vietnam [ “Tonkin”].

Distribution.

Vietnam, China (Guangxi) ( Li et al. 2008a); Laos ( Pic 1923).

Literature.

Fairmaire (1889: 352): original description; Fairmaire (1896: 228): comparison with R. brevipennis ; Olivier (1902: 88): catalogue; Olivier (1910: 1): catalogue; Olivier (1912: 470): revision; Pic (1917: 4): comparison with R. obscurus ; Pic (1923: 29): catalogue, distributional note; Winkler (1925: 522): catalogue; McDermott (1966: 122): catalogue [as R. tonkinensis [sic!]]; Wittmer and Ohba (1994: 342): remark, taxonomy [as R. tokineus [sic!]]; Li et al. (2008a: 265): distribution [also as R. tonkinensis [sic!]]; Li et al. (2008b: 496): review [as R. tonkinensis [sic!]].