Paraphloeostiba subopaca (Cameron, 1924)

(Figs. 35, 39–40)

Phloeonomus subopacus Cameron, 1924: 168; Cameron 1930: 144

Phloeonomus (Phloeonomus) subopacus: Scheerpeltz 1933: 1051

Paraphloeostiba subopaca: Steel 1960: 157

Material examined. INDIA: 1 ♁, 2 ♀♀: UTTARAKHAND: Nainital District, Mukteshwar. 2100–2150 m a.s.l. 25.02.2004. S. Saluk leg. (cSh) ; TAMIL NADU: 6 ♁♁, 10 ♀♀: Kodaikanal, Madurai. 1400 m a.s.l. 28.08.1989. A. Riedel leg. (cSh, SMNS) .

Remarks. Phloeonomus subopacus was originally described from “Chakrata District; Simla Hills...”. Steel (1960) redescribed it and transferred to the genus Paraphloeostiba . The species was known from the Himalayan regions of India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand). It is here recorded from southern India (Tamil Nadu) for the first time. Habitus as in Fig. 35. Aedeagus as in Figs. 39–40.