Bengalia unicolor Séguy, 1946

Rognes, Knut, 2012, 3553, Zootaxa 3553, pp. 1-79 : 22

[ Bengalia unicolor Séguy, 1946 ]

Bengalia unicolor Séguy, 1946: 85 .

Bengalia unicolor: Rognes 2009: 52 .

This species, which has been known only from a single male specimen from Pakistan, was treated in full by Rognes (2009). A second specimen, also a male, of this species (in CNC) has now turned up. It is labelled (1) Barmer, INDIA / Thar Desert. / VII 1955 / P.S. Nathan; (2) Bengalia / unicolor Seg. / Det. Shewell 1971. Barmer is in the Indian province of Rajasthan in the southern part of the Thar Desert which runs along the boundary between India and Pakistan.

The Indian specimen is fully matured (in contrast to the holotype in MNHN) and without dark marginal bands on the abdominal tergites. Length 13.5mm. The frons at vertex / head width ratio is 0.31. The T 5 has 2 medial and 2 lateral discal setae on each side. The epandrium is dark yellow, i.e., concolourous with the abdominal tergites. The hind tibia has 1 pd seta on basal half on left side, but 2 pd on right side. Otherwise it fits the description given by Rognes (2009: 52), including the ST5 flap which is clearly visible. I have not dissected this specimen .

For a discussion of my oversights concerning this species, and its assignment, see above in the introduction to the Bengalia peuhi subgroup section.