Bolbonaso tapirifacies (Parshad, 1981)

(Figure 1A – D)

Afronaso tapirifacies Parshad, 1981: 9 .

Bolbonaso tapirifacies Emeljanov, 2007: 236 .

Material examined

India: 1♀, [IN-02] Punjab, Patiala City, University campus, 30°21'N, 76°27'E, 3 – 8 . V.1999, Yu . M . Marusik leg . (ZIN); Karnataka: 1♀, Dharwad, 700 m, 18 .XII .2008, sweepnet, T. Nagaraj leg . (UASB); 1♀, Gulbarga, 17°21.613'N, 76°48.907'E, 474 m, 6 .I .2011, H .M . Yeshwanth leg . (UASB); 2♀, Chikkaballapura, Skandagiri hills, 13°25.273'N, 77°4.218'E, 1288 m, 27 .VIII .2011, A .N . Reddy and H .M. Yeshwanth leg . (UASB); 1♀, Doddaballapura, Hosahalli, 13°23.80'N, 77°28.62'E, 854 m, 7 . VI.2011, P . Nirmala leg . (UASB); 2♀, Belgaum, Arabhavi, 16°13.605'N, 74°50.016'E, 595 m, H .M . Yeshwanth leg. (UASB).

Description

Metope wide, slightly narrowing from its upper margin to the clypeus, with convex lateral margins. Coryphe 1.5 times as wide as long at median line, with weak median carina; anterior margin widely convex. Clypeal bulb vertically oval, distinctly

separated from the rest of clypeus in lateral view (Figure 1B,D). Anal tube widely rounded apically in dorsal view (Figure 6K).

Coloration

General coloration light brown yellowish (in light specimens) or brown to dark brown and black (in dark specimens). Coryphe and metope orange or brown orange, with white median line or metope with dark brown to black lateral parts. Clypeal bulb black. Postclypeus light yellow or light brown. Pronotum and mesonotum orange yellowish, with white median line (wide on mesonotum) or with dark brown to black lateral parts. Each paranotal lobe of pronotum with transverse wide white stripe under the scapus and pedicel. Forewings dark brown to black, with whitish costal and claval margins. Abdominal tergites brown or dark brown to black with yellowish median part bearing white median stripe. Abdominal sternites III – VI dark brown to black, with light yellow spots laterally. Abdominal sternite VII dark brown to black excluding hind margin medially in light specimens. Fore and middle tibiae light yellowish or brown to dark brown and black with longitudinal dark brown stripes in light specimens. Hind femora and tibiae light yellowish or dark brown to black. Fore tarsi dark brown to black. Spines of legs with black apices.

Total length

Females 2.3 – 2.8 mm.