39. Tiphia (Tiphia) s -prima Allen, 1975

(Figs 509–518)

Tiphia (Tiphia) s-prima Alen, 1975: 92–93. Holotype, ♀, India: Shillong, Assam [Meghalaya] (NMNH).

Material examined. 1♀, INDIA: Karnataka, Kodagu district, Bettathur (12°24′29″N & 75°39′40″E, 1194 m), 23.xii.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar & Party, (ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.18191 .

Diagnosis. Body length 10 mm. Clypeus with its median extension rounded, apex smooth, and base shagreened with deep punctures (Fig. 511); dorsal side of pronotum without anterior transverse carina (Fig. 513); lateral side of pronotum with curved groove (Fig. 514); dorsal side of propodeum with rectangular shaped areola (Fig. 513); carinae of areola with crenulations (Fig. 513); fore wing darkly infumated (Fig. 516); hind basitarsus with groove.

Distribution. India: Karnataka (new record); Meghalaya.