17. Phaneroptera (Phaneroptera) gracilis Burmeister, 1838

1838. Phaneroptera gracilis Burmeister, Handb. Ent.,: 690. 1999. Phaneroptera gracilis, Shishodia, Rec. zool. Surv.

India, 97 (4): 36.

Material examined: Chhattisgarh; Bilaspur, Raipur, Barnawapara WLS; Latadadar, 26.vi.2011, 1(♀,DC); Barnawapara camp, 08.vii.2011, 1(♀,NC). Kabirdham, Bhoramdev WLS; Chilpi FRH, 27.viii.2011, 1(♂,NC); Baudha forest, 24.xi.2011, 1(♂,DC). Bastar, Ericpal, 24.ii.2012, 1(♂,DC). Koriya, Guru ghasidas NP; Sonhut FRH, 10.vii.2013, 1(♂,NC); Berdev Nala, 17.xi.2013, 1(♀,NC). Raigarh, Gomerda WLS; Madosilly Water Fall, 22.xi.2012, 1(♂,DC). Korba, Bijakhara nala, 24.xi.2011, 1(♂,DC) coll. S. K. Gupta & party .

Diagnostic characters: Greenish colour, fastigium of vertex sulcated dorsally; fore coxae with well developed spine; fore tibiae with oval tympanum, opening on both sides, middle tibiae swollen in basal half; hind femora slender hind tibiae with 3 apical spines on both sides; abdominal tergite without median carina. Cerci very long, subgenital plate elongate, supra anal plate longer than broad.

Distribution: India: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh (Bastar, Bilaspur, Kabirdham, Korba, Koriya, Raigarh, Raipur), Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Orissa, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand. Elsewhere: Africa; Annam; Australia; Celebes; China; Indo-China; Java; Malaysia; Maldive Islands, Myanmar; Solomon; Sri Lanka; Sumatra and Sumba.