Temnostethus (Ectemnus) paradoxus (Hutchinson, 1934)

Ectemnus paradoxus Hutchinson,1934:134 . HOLOTYPE:, India, ‘ Indian Tibet’, Igu, in the Indus Valley above Leh (PMNH).

Temnostethus (Ectemnus) paradoxus: PÉRICART (1972): 84 (Ectemnus downgraded to the subgenus of Temnostethus).

Distribution in India. Jammu and Kashmir: Ladakh (HUTCHINSON 1934, MANI & SINGH 1961, BHAGAT 2015).

General distribution. Endemic.

Biology. The type series was collected on the bark of Populus sp. at altitude of 2417 m a.s.l. (HUTCHINSON 1934). BHAGAT (2015) reported it from high-altitude regions of Ladakh (3000 m a.s.l.), where it inhabits economically important crops and feeds on several aphid genera including Anuraphis, Amphicercidus, Aphis, Brachycaudus, Macrosiphoneilla and Pemphigus.