Atractides (Polymegapus) minutus Walter, 1928 (Fig. 3A–C)

Records from the study area: Punjab—“ Megapus minutus “ Walter (1928); Prasad (1974).

Material compared: NHMB: Megapus minutus Walter, Ƥ labelled as " Typus ", Vorder-Indien, col. Chappuis XII/80.

Remarks: The re-examination of the holotype of Atractides minutus lodged in NHMB reveales that the Vgl-3 are separate (not fused with additional glandularia on each side [probably Vgl-4?] as it is illustrated in Walter 1928, Fig. 18). Atractides minutus closely resembles A. davecooki (see Pešić & Panesar 2008 for diagnostic differences between these two species). Additional differences (added after the re-examination of the holotype of A. minutus) which separate these two species include a stouter P-4 (Fig. 3B), a shorter and stouter I-L-5 (Fig. 3C) and the sclerotized excretory pore in Atractides minutus (Fig. 3A).

Habitat: Mountain streams.

Distribution: India.