Dimeringophrys parilis (Hardy), stat. rev.

(Fig. 61)

Material examined: 1 3, INDIA: Tamil Nadu, Thandikudi, 1311 m, 10º18'N, 27º38'E, 12.xi.2010. Light trap. A. N. Reddy; 1 3, Galibeedu, 25.iv. (handwritten label) (UASB).

Comments: Two specimens from southern India show that the name parilis was incorrectly synonymised with Dimeringophrys pallidipennis Hardy by Hancock and Drew (1994), although the generic name Tetrameringophrys Hardy remains a valid synonym of Dimeringophrys Hardy, since the setal characters used to differentiate them are intraspecifically variable (Hancock and Drew, 1994). The wing pattern (presence of infuscation along crossvein DM-Cu) shown by the above specimens demonstrates that the differences between the two species are constant and not the result of staining; accordingly the species is reinstated here. Described from Laos, it is recorded for the first time from India.