Lyroda formosa F. Smith, 1858

(Figs 5, 6)

Morphota formosa F. Smith, 1858: 17: Syntype ♀, Indonesia: Sulawesi (as Celebes): no specific locality (BMNH).

Diagnosis: The species is well characterized and unique among old world Lyroda species by a red abdominal base. Head and thorax with long, pale bristles, which lack in African and Arabian species. For a detailed description, see Tsuneki (1983b).

Distribution: Widespread in tropical and subtropical Asia: from Arabia to India and China, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Solomon Islands (Li et al. 2009). In the here treated area only in northern Oman, already mentioned by Guichard (1980) from Rostaq.

Material examined: BANGLADESH: 2 ƋƋ, 24.ii.2011, Gaziput, Bshra Campus; CAMBODIA: 2 ♀♀, 25.viii.2014, Phom Penth garden, 11030 ’N 104053 ’E; INDIA: 1 ♀, 8.v.2005, Karnataka, Sulya Medikeri, 12031 ’N, 75029 ’E; 1 ♀, 5.v.2003, Kerala, Themala, 8058 ’N 77003 ’E; LAOS: 1 ♀, 29.v.2004, Kammouam, 18007 ’N 104029 ’E; THAILAND: 1 ♀, ii.2015, Koh Samui isl ., 5 ♀♀, 13.v. 2012, 8 km S Mae Charim, 18038 ’N 101000 ’E ; VIETNAM: 5 ♀♀, 28.vii.2008, Dak Lak Province, Krong Bong, Chu Dak, 12034 ’N 108024 ’E (all specimens collected by J. Halada and in coll. OLL) . OMAN. 2 ♀♀, 21.vi.2019, 14.xii.2019, Al Mudhaibi, Samed Ashan, 22.8220 N 58.1500 E (leg. Al-Jahdhami coll. AAJ and CSE) .