Cryptogonus loebli Canepari

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Cryptogonus loebli Canepari

Cryptogonus loebli Canepari, 1986: 27 .— Poorani 2002: 345; Huo et al. 2015c: 208.

Canepari (1986) described it based on two female specimens from Garhwal, Uttarakhand, and illustrated the habitus and the female genitalia. It is characterized as follows by Canepari (1986): “Length: 2.45–2.75 mm; width: 1.85– 2.10 mm. Head black; pronotum black with red anterior corners; elytra black with two red bands, the first wide and sub-basal, the second narrower and near the apex”.

The description and the habitus illustration given by Canepari (1986) are not adequate for its correct interpretation and no matching specimens could be found. It could be a variant of a more common species of Cryptogonus .

Distribution. India: Uttarakhand.