Gladkara Dworakowska, 1995

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Gladkara Dworakowska, 1995

Gladkara Dworakowska, 1995: 4 . SONG & LI (2014): 83 (redescription in Chinese); SONG et al. (2017): 32 (redescription).

Type species. Gladkara albida Dworakowska, 1995 , by original designation.

Amended description. Generic characteristics as in DWORAKOWSKA (1995) and SONG et al. (2017), with the following characters newly added or slightly different from former publications.

Body slim to robust. Coronal suture visible basally. Ocelli absent.Anteclypeus broad subapically, lorum large. Forewing with first and third apical cells broad; second apical cell narrowest; fourth apical cell short, about half length of third apical cells; both AA and AP present.

Male terminalia.Anal tube well sclerotized apically, shape of anal tube appendage quite complex, usually helically twisted, basal part directed ventro-cephalad or very short, then sharply curved caudad, apical part hooked or sinuated. Subgenital plate pigmented distally, basal part slightly broader than apical part, with about 3–7 macrosetae organized in row or irregularly placed in the center. Aedeagal shaft slim and long, curved dorsad; atrium and manubrium narrow in lateral view, but expanded laterad in caudal view.

Diversity and distribution. The genus currently includes 15 species distributed in the Oriental Region: Brunei ( DWORAKOWSKA 1995), China (Yunnan) (new records), India ( DWORAKOWSKA 1995), Thailand (SONG et al. 2017), and Vietnam ( DWORAKOWSKA 1995).