Archicolliuris bimaculata (L. Redtenbacher, 1844)

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Casnonia bimaculata Redtenbacher, 1844: 498 Loc. Typ.: Caschmir. Colliuris kashmirica Jakobson, 1908: 407 [HN] Loc. Typ.: Caschmir.

Colliuris (Paracolliuris) jaechi Kirschenhofer, 1994 . Loc. Typ.: Mindoro, 28 km Calapan, Balete 100–700

Archicolliuris bimaculata jaechi (Kirschenhofer, 1994): Kirschenhofer 1996

Distribution. Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia (Borneo; Java, Sulawesi), India (Uttarakhand), Japan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.

Systematic notes: Kirschenhofer (1994) described Colliuris (Paracolliuris) jaechi from Mindoro; Donabauer (1996) considered this species identical to A. bimaculata . Almost at the same time Kirschenhofer (1996) considered it a subspecies of A. bimaculata . We agree with Donabauer’s position and prefer to consider it a simple synonym of the widely distributed A. bimaculata . Even the subgenus Paracolliuris Kirschenhofer, 1994, described for this species and Colliuris (Paracolliuris) languidus Kirschenhofer, 1994 (= Archicolliuris distigma (Chaudoir, 1850)), is invalid, being at the same time a synonym of Archicolliuris Liebke, 1931 (Donabauer, 1996) and homonym of Paracolliuris Liebke, 1930.

We have not seen any specimen of this species in the Philippines.