Kriechbaumerella pulvinata (Masi, 1932)

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Antrocephalus pulvinatus Masi, 1932

Kreichbaumerella pulvinatus (Masi, 1932)

Kriechbaumerella pulvinatus (Masi, 1932)

Material examined

INDIA: Goa, Dharbandora, Mollem National Park, 9 February 2019, 2 females, yellow pan trap, coll . Sandesh Gawas; 11 March 2019, 1 female, yellow pan trap, coll . Sandesh Gawas; 21 October 2019, 1 female, yellow pan trap, coll . Sandesh Gawas .

Description

Female, length of the body 6–6.5 mm.

Colour. Body black with following rufous: pedicel, F1 and F2, fore and mid tarsi, trochanter of the mid-leg.

Head. Triangular, slightly wider than high. Antennae long and slender. Genotemporal furrow absent. Post-orbital carina absent. POL 7× OOL.

Mesosoma . Pronotum, mesoscutum and scutellum densely punctate with interstices carinate. Scutellum with apical V-shaped emargination. Fore wing with post-marginal vein 0.5× shorter than marginal vein and longer than stigmal vein. Fore wing with 2 brown infuscations.

Metasoma. Metasoma longer than mesosoma. T1 smooth and shiny. T1 0.4× as long as metasoma dorsally.

Distribution

INDIA. Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal (Gowriprakash et al. 2018; Basak et al. 2020).