Blaptostethus kumbi Rajasekhara, 1973

Blaptostethus kumbi Rajasekhara, 1973:86 . HOLOTYPE:, India, Mysore, Mandya (NPCI).

Blaptostethus kambu (incorrect subsequent spelling): MURALEEDHARAN (1977b: 232).

Distribution in India. Karnataka: Mandya (RAJASEKHARA 1973); New Delhi (RAJASEKHARA 1973); Tamil Nadu (MURALEEDHARAN (1977b).

General distribution. Endemic.

Biology. Unlike most species of the genus which inhabit dead plant materials such as clusters of vegetable refuse and the nests of weaverbirds (YAMADA 2008a), the species was reported to inhabit sugarcane leaves (RAJASEKHARA 1973), however no further details regarding its biology were provided in the paper.