Illeis confusa Timberlake, 1943

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18. Illeis confusa Timberlake, 1943

( FIG. 20 )

Brief description: LENGtH 4.15–5.34 MM, WIDtH 3.00–3.96 MM. VERY SIMIlAR tO I. cincta IN GENERAl APPEARANcE ( FIGS 20A, b ), PRONOtUM cREAMY WHItE WItH tWO blAck SPOtS, ElYtRAl cOlORAtION VARIAblE FROM PAlE PINkISH tO cREAMY YEllOW tO bRIGHt YEllOW, lAtERAl MARGINS OF PRONOtUM AND ElYtRA tRANSPARENt. MAlE GENItAlIA ( FIGS 20c–F ) DIAGNOStIc.

Notes : THIS SPEcIES IS WIDElY DIStRIbUtED IN tHE NORtHERN, EAStERN AND NORtHEAStERN REGIONS OF INDIA . It FEEDS ON POWDERY MIlDEWS INFEStING MUlbERRY, Dalbergia sissoo , cHIllI , ROSE, AND OtHER PlANtS (lAbEl DAtA).

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FIGURE20. Illeisconfusa Timberlake:a, b) adult, dorsal View; c–f) male genitalia:c)tegmen,Ventral View; d) tegmen,lateral View;e) penis; f) penis apex.