Corresponding author: J. Poorani (
Academic editor: Stylianos Chatzimanolis.
The genus
Images of whole specimens and their diagnostic characters, including male genitalia, were generated using Leica M205A stereo microscope. Composite images from image stacks were generated using Combine ZP and touched up for clarity and resolution in Adobe Photoshop Elements 11. The specimens studied are housed in the reference collections of National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Insects, Bangalore, India.
Form (Fig.
This species has a distinctive dorsal colour pattern by which it can be differentiated from the other known Indian species of the genus. The male genitalia also are diagnostic.
India (Karnataka), Myanmar (
Not known.
The specimens examined from Sri Lanka (Fig.
This work was carried out under the Network Project on Insect Biosystematics funded by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.
Habitus of
Dorsal view
Frontal view
Lateral view
Form from Sri Lanka
Diagnostic characters of
Abdominal postcoxal line
Male genitalia: Tegmen, lateral view
Male genitalia: Tegmen, inner view
Male genitalia: Penis
Habitus of
Common morph
Variant
Form with black elytra
Diagnostic characters of
Abdominal postcoxal line
Male genitalia: Tegmen, inner view
Male genitalia: Penis