Bolbelasmus krikkeni Nikolajev, 1979

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

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scientific name	Bolbelasmus krikkeni Nikolajev, 1979
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Bolbelasmus krikkeni Nikolajev, 1979 View in CoL

Bolbelasmus krikkeni Nikolajev, 1979: 225. Original combination (type locality: Gopaldhara, Sikkim, India); Král, Löbl and Nikolajev 2006: 83 (catalog, in subgenus Bolbelasmus Kolbeus ); Nikolajev, Král and Bezdӗk 2016: 33 (catalog, subgenus Bolbelasmus Kolbeus ).

Distribution.

Northern India.

Remarks.

Based on the collecting data from the monotypic specimen, B. krikkeni occurs in mid-elevation forests above 1000 m and is unique compared to its congeners that usually inhabit plains to low-elevation montane areas in the region. No additional specimens have been recorded since the publication of the original description.