Polyplectropus amphion Malicky 1997, NEW RECORD FOR INDIA

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Polyplectropus amphion Malicky 1997a, 222, plate 6, Nepal.

Material examined. India: West Bengal, Suntalikhola, 27°00’48.20”N, 88º47’16.00”E, 24.ix.2018, Pathania & party (NZC), 1 male .

Diagnosis. The male genitalia of this species are similar to those of P. jotham Malicky 1993 (also reported from Nepal). However, in P. amphion, the preanal appendages are very broad, leaf-like in lateral view; the spiniform processes of the preanal appendages are strongly directed dorsad in lateral view; and the inferior appendages are broad basally, each with a spine-like, arched process at mid-length on the mesal surface and visible in ventral view. In contrast, in P. jotham, the preanal appendages are not as broad (only finger–like) and narrow in lateral view; the spiniform processes of the preanal appendages are not strongly bent; and the inferior appendages are broad but without any spines or arched processes at mid-length on the mesal surface in ventral view.

Distribution. India (West Bengal), Nepal.