Dioclerus bengalicus Stonedahl, 1988
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2021.745.1311 |
publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:6C85E664-6DE6-442A-9410-D94254E429F5 |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4690262 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BE301C0D-F860-FF8F-FDBD-88637567FB3B |
treatment provided by |
Plazi |
scientific name |
Dioclerus bengalicus Stonedahl, 1988 |
status |
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Dioclerus bengalicus Stonedahl, 1988 View in CoL
Figs 1A–B View Fig , 5A–C View Fig
Dioclerus bengalicus Stonedahl, 1988: 12 View in CoL , fig. 4.
Diagnosis
Recognized by the following characters: Dorsum pale golden brown, with a small diffuse brown spot on corium medioapically ( Fig. 1A View Fig ); antennal segments short, head twice as wide as length of segment I, segment II subequal to posterior width of pronotum; ninth abdominal segment ventrally with a pair of round black spots at sides ( Figs 1B View Fig , 5B View Fig ).
Material examined
Holotype
INDIA • ♀; West Bengal, Santiniketan; 18 Oct. 1837; T.C. Maa leg.; BPBM. [Physical specimen not seen; high quality images examined.]
Other material
INDIA • 1 ♀; Andaman and Nicobar Islands, north Andaman, Diglipur ; 13°14ˊ53.9˝ N, 92°58ˊ37.5˝ E; 15 m a.s.l.; 21 Apr. 2014; H.M. Yeshwanth leg.; at light; UASB GoogleMaps .
Distribution
Northeastern India and Andaman Islands (new record).
Remarks
The species was originally described and is still known from females only.
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