34. Tiphia (Tiphia) quinquecarinata Cameron, 1904

(Figs 455–464)

Tiphia quinquecarinata Cameron, 1904: 288, Lectotype, ♀, Khasia (OUM); Turner, 1908: 124.

Tiphia (Tiphia) quinquecarinata; Allen, 1969: 398; Allen, 1975: 60–61.

Material examined. 1♀, INDIA: Kerala, Kozhikode district, Vilakottur (11°45′22″N & 75°39′06″E, 34m), 25.viii.2018, Coll. K.P. Hanima Raveendran, (ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.15613 ; 1♀, Palakkad district, Parambikulam (10°26′56″N & 76°49′19″E, 586m), 27.xi.2018, Coll. M. Jafer Palot & Party, (ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.15612 ; 1♀, Palakkad district, Silent Valley National Park, Nilikkal (11°03′51″N & 76°32′16″E, 540m), 22.v.2016, Coll. Prashanth, (ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.15614 ; 1♀, Pathanamthitta district, Kochupampa, Goodrical range (9°15′53.12″N & 76°47′13.34″E, 1036 m), 1.xi.2021, Coll. P.M. Sureshan & Party, (ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.19369 ; 1♀, Thiruvananthapuram district, Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary, Kanithadam (8°39′45″N & 77°09′00″E, 125 m), 19.i.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, (ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.15061 ; 1♀, Thiruvananthapuram district, Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Neyyar dam site (8°32′01″N & 77°08′56″E, 99 m), 16.i.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, (ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / IR/INV.15060 ; 2♀, Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore district, Kullanadimedu, near Anamalai Tiger Reserve (10°25′23″N & 77°07′32″E, 1048 m), 2.i.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, (ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.15062 & 15063 ; 1♀, Coimbatore district, Govanur (11°10′12″N & 76°50′51″E, 589m), 6.i.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, (ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.15615 ; 1♀, Coimbatore district, Govanur, Palamalai (11°09′27″N & 76°52′42″E, 765m), 6.i.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, (ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.15616 . 1♀, Uttarakhand, Dehradun district, ZSI Campus (30°20′46″N & 78°00′52″E, 682 m), 18.vii.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, (ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.15617 .

Diagnosis. Body length 6.3–8.1 mm. Dorsal pronotal carina complete (Fig. 459); tegula elongate with basal half dark brown and apical half yellow and translucent (Fig. 459); mesoscutum with anteromedian groove and notauli strongly connected (Fig. 459); metanotum with few punctures (Fig. 459); mesopleuron with scattered large coarse punctures anteriorly and minute punctures posteriorly (Fig. 460); propodeal areola with five distinct carinae (Fig. 459); antenna yellowish orange (Fig. 461); legs reddish brown to black (Figs 455, 458); hind basitarsus without groove.

Variations. The specimens examined here differ in the density of dorsal pronotal carina, color tegula, legs and antennal flagellum compared to the description of Allen (1975). Dorsal pronotal carina complete; tegula with basal half dark brown and apical half yellow and translucent; legs reddish brown to black; antennal flagellum yellowish orange in the specimens examined, while dorsal pronotal carina not complete; tegula red; legs reddish brown; antennal flagellum dull red completely according to Allen.

Male. Unknown.

Distribution. India: Kerala (new record), Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu (new record), Uttarakhand (new record).