Prodromus subflavus Distant, 1904

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Prodromus subflavus Distant, 1904

Fig. 9C–D

Prodromus subflavus Distant, 1904b: 437 .

Prodromus subflavus – Odhiambo 1962: 253–254 (redescr.). — Stonedahl 1988: 84–85 (redescr.).

Diagnosis

Recognized by the following combination of characters: body uniformly pale yellow; eyes distinctly elevated; frons flat in lateral view, clypeus weakly convex, epistomal suture weakly depressed; antennal segment II twice as long as first, with base and apical one-fourth reddish ( Fig. 9C ); cell of membrane broadly rectangular apically, slightly surpassing apex of cuneus; sclerotized part of aedeagus without subapical row of spinules, basal third of apical membranous lobe densely covered with numerous spinules.

Material examined

Lectotype

SRI LANKA • ♂; Peradeniya ; 7.263° N, 80.603° E, 497 m a.s.l.; Dec. 1901; Distant leg.; AMNH _ PBI 00340343 ; NHM.

Distribution

Sri Lanka, Central Highlands region of Vietnam.

Remarks

Refer to the Remarks section of P. clypeatus for discussion of distinctive features.

Figures

Fig. 9. Dorsal view and label data of type specimens. A–B. Prodromus clypeatus Distant, 1904, ♀, lectotype,AMNH_PBI00340350, NHM.C–D. Prodromussubflavus Distant,1904,♂,lectotype,AMNH_ PBI 00340343, NHM. E–F. Prodromus subviridis Distant, 1904, ♂, lectotype, AMNH_PBI 00340344, NHM. G–H. Thaumastomiris cotabato Stonedahl, 1988, ♂, holotype, USNM. I–J. Thaumastomiris dissimilis Hsiao 1944, ♂, holotype, USNM.