Mantispilla indica (Westwood, 1852)

Kaur, Simarjit, Pandher, Manpreet Singh, Chandra, Kailash & Dubey, Anil Kumar, 2021, Subfamily Mantispinae Enderlein, 1910 (Insecta: Neuroptera) in India, Zootaxa 5068 (3), pp. 355-377 : 370-373

17. Mantispilla indica (Westwood, 1852)

Mantispa indica (Westwood, 1852: 268.)

( Figs. 42–43 )

Material examined. Chhattisgarh: Bilaspur, Chhaparwa Rest House , 17.vii.2004, (A. Singh), 1 female ; Jalda road forest, 21.vii.2004 (A. Singh), ( NZSI), 1 female ; Achanakmar Rest House , 23.vii.2005 (A. Singh), ( NZSI), 1 female . Himachal Pradesh: Andretta, Punjabi University Guest House , 10.vi.2019 (Pathania & party), ( NZSI), 2 females . West Bengal: Darjeeling, Pashok , 11.v.1916 (L.C. Hartless), ( NZSI), 2 females .

Bangladesh: Gopalganj , Village Lakhsmipur, 10.viii.1982 (D. R. Maulik), ( NZSI), 1 male and 1 female; Dist. Faridpur, 11.viii.1982 (D. R. Maulik), ( NZSI), 1 male; 12.viii.1982 (D. R. Maulik), ( NZSI), 1 female .

Distribution: Eastern China (Jiangsu, Shanghai, Taiwan), Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Vietnam, India (Assam, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Sikkim, West Bengal, Western Himalayas).

Remarks. This is the one of the most widely distributed species of Mantispilla . l Variations in body color have also been observed in this species.

Figures

FIGS. 42–47. Mantispidae spp. Mantispilla indica Westwood: 42, habitus, dorsal view; 43, head and thorax, lateral view. Mantispilla lineolata Westwood: 44, habitus, dorsal view; 45, head and thorax, dorsal view. Necyla sacra Navás: 46, habitus, dorsal view; 47, head and thorax, dorsal view.