Anthelephila insulana ( Nietner, 1857 )

Kejval, Zbyněk & Cz, Domažlice, 2010, Studies on the genus Anthelephila (Coleoptera: Anthicidae) 11. New species and records from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Oman, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 50 (1), pp. 189-234 : 203

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scientific name	Anthelephila insulana ( Nietner, 1857 )
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Anthelephila insulana ( Nietner, 1857)

Material examined. SRI LANKA: 1 J, Eastern prov. , Arugambay env., 4.–11.vii.2003, O. Mehl leg. ( ZKDC) ; 1 J, Eastern prov. , Panama env., 4.–11.vii.2003, O. Mehl leg. ( ZKDC) ; 1 J, Western prov. , Negombo, 2.viii.1983, O. Mehl leg. ( ZKDC) ; 4 JJ 7 ♀♀, 90 km NE of Matara, Tissamaharama env., 14.iii.1994, Z. Kejval leg. ( ZKDC) ; 3 JJ Ratnapura distr. , Panamure env., 11.–12.xii.1995, Bečvář & Košťál leg. ( ZKDC) . INDIA: KERALA: 2 ♀♀, 30 km NE of Trivandrum, Kallar env., Kallar river vall., 8°45′N, 77°05′E, ca. 300–800 m, 28.–30.vi.1999, Z. Kejval & M. Trýzna leg. ( ZKDC). TAMIL NADU: 1 J 2 ♀♀, Tuticorin env., 8°47′N, 78°06′E, salt industry area, 22.–25.vi.1999, Z. Kejval & M. Trýzna leg. ( ZKDC) GoogleMaps ; 2♀♀, Coimbatore , iii.1970, T.R.Nathan leg. ( DCDC, ZSMC) ; 2 ♀♀, Dindigul Anna distr, Vattalkundu , 21.x.1997, A. Sforzi & L. Bartolozzi leg. ( ZSMC). KARNATAKA: 9 JJ 4 ♀♀, Ablathi, 12°17′N, 76°06′E, 800 m, x.1984, W. Lorenz leg. ( ZSMC, ZKDC). MADHYA PRADESH: 1 J 2 ♀♀, Khajuraho, 3.vi.1989 [no collector] ( ZKDC, ZSMC). ANDHRA PRADESH: 1 J, Hyderabad, 8.x.1993, L. Sigsgaard leg. ( ZSMC). RAJASTHA N: 18 JJ 7 ♀♀, SE of Bharatpur, Keoladeo Ghana Nat. Park, 27°09′N 77°31′E, ca. 170 m, 13.–14.vii.2006, Z. Kejval leg. ( ZKDC) GoogleMaps .

Distribution. India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu) ( PIC 1913a, as Formicomus robusticollis ; UHMANN 1994, as F. forticornis ), Sri Lanka ( NIETNER 1857, BONADONA 1986).

Remarks. The record from the Michigan state of USA (C. Brivio leg., no date) by BONADONA (1978) is surely based on introduced or mislabelled specimens. Based on the label data of the above listed specimen from Hyderabad (ZSMC), Anthelephila insulana has been observed feeding on Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1805) ( Lepidoptera , Noctuidae ) eggs on pigeon pea ( Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp., Fabaceae ).