Mambarona congrua (Walker, 1862)

(Figs 11, 19)

Susica congrua Walker, 1862: 172 .

Material examined. India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Great Nicobar Island: 6 ♂, Chingam basti, 9.xi.2018 (6671/ H10); 3 ♂, Laxmi nagar, 11.xi.2018 (6672/ H10); 6 ♂, Shastri nagar, 11.xi.2018 (6673/ H10); 1 ♂, South West road, 4 km South of Vijay nagar, 12.xi.2018 (6676/ H10); 3 ♂, Galathea, 3.xi.2018 (6677/ H10); 2 ♂, East West road, 8.xi.2018 (6678/ H10); 2 ♂, Gobind nagar, 18.xi.2018 (6679/ H10); 1 ♂, East West road, Steel bridge, 13.xi.2018 (6681/ H10), leg. K.C. Gopi & party (NZCZSI); 1 ♂, NW India, Sukna, 300 m, 2.xiii.1990, leg. W. Thomas ; 1 ♂, India mer., Kerala, 6 km N Munnar, Kodelar Tea Estate, 10˚06’N, 77˚04`, t = 14˚C, 1700 m, tropical rainforest, 14–15.iv.1997, leg. Schintlmeister & Sinyjaev (MWM).

Diagnostic characters. The species is pale reddish brown. In male genitalia, the uncus is broad at base with pointed tip; valva simple, tongue shaped; gnathos deeply bifurcated; aedeagus curved medially, acute at apex.

Distribution. Thailand, Cambodia, central Vietnam, Malaysia, Sundaland, Sulawesi, with doubtful records from Lombok, Flores, Timor (Holloway 1986, Solovyev & Witt 2009). Herein, we are extending its distributional range to the Great Nicobar Island, South India and to the far North of India i.e., North West India.

Remark. Along with T. lutea, this is the second limacodid recorded from Great Nicobar Island.