Alona costata Sars, 1862

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(74) Alona costata Sars, 1862 s.lat.

Indian records. Assam —Sharma B.K. et al. (2000), Sharma B.K. & Sharma S. (2008a, b); Andhra Pradesh — Chandrasekhar (2010); Bihar —Sharma B.K. & Sharma S. (2001); Himachal Pradesh — Biswas (1966); Jammu & Kashmir— Kundangar et al. (1996); Karnataka — Raghunathan (1988); Kerala — Raghunathan (1989); Maharashtra — Rane (2005a, 2006); Manipur — Patil (1976), Sharma B.K. & Sharma S. (2009a); Meghalaya —Sharma B.K. & Sharma S. (1999), Sharma S (2010a, b); Tamil Nadu —Michael & Sharma B.K. (1988), Raghunathan & Suresh Kumar (2009); Tripura —Vekatraman (1995b), Venkataraman & Das (2000); Uttarakhand —Michael & Sharma B.K. (1988); West Bengal — Venkataraman & Das (1993), Venkataraman (1998c), Venkataraman et al. (2000); Rajasthan —Sharma V. et al. (2008); General record— Fernando & Kanduru (1984); Sharma B.K. & Michael (1987), Murugan et al. (1998); Raghunathan & Suresh Kumar (2003).

Remarks. Valid species described from Norway ( Sars 1862b). Apparently this is a group of close species (Van Damme et al. 2010). Some Indian records of “ A. costata ” could be misidentifications of A. cheni Sinev, 1999 , yet more than one species of the A. costata group could be present in the country, and also members of the A. rusticagroup , which are easily confused with A. costata , remain hitherto unreported from India (yet are present in the neighboring regions).

Distribution. It was regarded cosmopolitan, but real distributional range is unclear, with regional speciation.

Alona davidi davidi , see Leberis davidi davidi

Alona davidi punctatus , see Leberis davidi punctatus

Alona dentifera , see Coronatella dentifera

Alona dhilloni Battish, 1981

Type locality. "A shallow pond about half hectare in area, located near the Railway Station of Sarai Banzara ( District Patiala )", Punjab ( Battish 1981) .

Indian records. Punjab — Battish (1981); General record— Raghunathan & Suresh Kumar (2003).

Remarks. Species inquirenda. No ideas what is it? Description is inadequate.

Alona diaphana , see Leberis diaphanus

Alona glabra Sars, 1901

Indian records. Rajasthan — Biswas (1971); General record— Fernando & Kanduru (1984); Raghunathan & Suresh Kumar (2003).

Remarks. A. glabra is a valid Neotropical species described from Brazil ( Sars 1901), redescribed by Sinev (2001b). It is a member of the A. pulchella- complex (Van Damme et al. 2010). Its presence in the Oriental zone is very unlikely. Probably, authors of these records meant either A. cambouei or A. pulchella or a related species such as A. archeri , which are very similar in morphology to A. glabra .