Henosepilachna processa Li et Cook, 1961

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Henosepilachna processa Li et Cook, 1961

Figs 20–25

Henosepilachna processa Li & Cook 1961: 45 , figs. 2 (abdominal sternite), 15-16 (elytra),

30-32 (male genitalia), 49-50 (abdominal tergite in dorsal and ventral view), 51 (female genitalia in ventral view); Dorji et al., 2019: 518 (checklist).

MATERIAL EXAMINED. India: Mizoram, Aizawl, University Campus , 28.III 2018 ,

2♂, coll. Priyanka Das (25702/H4A) [ NZSI]; Nagaland, Zuheboto, Maromi , 22.VII 1991 ,

1♂, 2♀, coll. Y.P. Sinha (26048/H4A) [ NZSI] .

tegmen, inner; 23 – tegmen, lateral; 24 – penis; 25 – distribution map.

DIAGNOSIS. Body length: 8.5–9.0 mm; width: 7.3–7.7 mm. Body oval, convex, pubescent; antennae 0.5–1.0 of head width; pronotum black with edges dark yellow; scutellum reddish brown; Elytra dark orange to reddish brown, with black maculae; hypomeron finely punctate; prosternum without carinae; metaventral postcoxal lines joined or almost so on metaventral process in somewhat W-shaped line in middle; tibial spurs: 1–2–2; tegminal basal piece with a pair of spines on inner margin near base of tegminal strut.

DISTRIBUTION. India (new record), Bhutan (Dorji et al., 2019), China (Li & Cook,

1961).

Tribe Sticholotidini Weise, 1901

Figures

Figs 20–25. Henosepilachna procera. 20 – habitus, dorsal view; 21 – abdomen; 22 –