9. Tiphia (Punctotiphia) coimbatorea Allen, 1975, subgeneric comb. nov.

(Figs 113–122)

Tiphia (Tiphia) coimbatorea Allen, 1975: 14 . Holotype, ♂, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India (RNHM).

Tiphia coimbatorea; Krombein, 1982: 20–21.

Material examined: 4♀, INDIA: Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore district, Anaikatti (11°06′16″N & 76°46′25″E, 621 m), 4.i.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, (ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.17332–17335 .

Diagnosis. Body length 5.5–6 mm. Median extension of clypeus rounded apically (Fig. 115); mandible without preapical denticel (Fig. 114); lateral side of pronotum without transdiscal groove (Fig. 118); tegula slightly longer than middle width (Fig. 117); fore wing slightly infumated (Fig. 120); inner surface of hind basitarsus without groove; metanotum with deep punctures (Fig. 117); Gt 1 anteriorly with a strong transverse ridge (Fig. 122).

Distribution. India: Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Sri Lanka.