Platynaspis khalaa (Bielawski)

Poorani, J., 2023, - A-review-of-Platynaspini- (Coleoptera: - Coccinellidae) - of-the-Indian-subcontinent including-description-of-a-new-genus-from-north-eastern-India-and-Bangladesh, Zootaxa 5256 (4), pp. 301-328 : 306

Platynaspis khalaa (Bielawski)

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Phymatosternus khalaus Bielawski, 1979: 112 .

Platynaspis khalaa: Dorji et al. 2019: 504 .

Diagnosis.­ Length: 3.00 mm. Form ( Fig. 3a, b ) broad oval, dorsum moderately convex, pubescence yellowish on pale areas and dark brown on darker areas. ­ Dorsal side pale yellowish-testaceous; middle of pronotum slightly darker, each elytron with an ill-defined, elongate oval, median black spot. Genitalia not studied.

Distribution. Bhutan.

Note. Bielawski (1979) described it as Phymatosternus khalaus and illustrated the male genitalia. He remarked about its resemblance with Jauravia assamensis Kapur and Cryptogonus bimaculatus Kapur , both common in north-eastern India. Jauravia assamensis is nearly circular in outline, weakly convex and pale creamy yellow to yellow with a black, curved discal macula of variable size on each elytron. Cryptogonus bimaculatus is reddish brown with a black median spot on each elytron. These two species can be further separated from P. khalaa by the generic characters.

Figures

FIGURE­3. Platynaspis khalaa (Bielawski), holotype male (Image credit: Matthias Borer, NHMB).