Spilomena bobyjosei, 2025
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https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.639 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:9212D9DC-BF76-4ABC-B095-A05E6423F2B4 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D687A8-526B-916B-FD3B-FB43BCD4EDCC |
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Felipe |
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Spilomena bobyjosei |
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Key to the Indian species of Spilomena Shuckard, 1838 View in CoL
1 Forewing with single submarginal cell. .............................. S. unus Tessy, Girish Kumar & Sureshan, 2023
— Forewing with two submarginal cells ( Fig. 2H View Figure 2 ). ................................................................................................ 2
2 Interantennal tubercle acutely pointed; propodeum brownish yellow with faint black patch on base of propodeum. ............................................................... S. tuberculata Tessy, Sureshan & Girish Kumar, 2021
— Interantennal tubercle not distinctly pointed; propodeum black to brownish black ( Figs 2E & 2F View Figure 2 ). ......... 3
3 Mesopleuron and lateral sides of pronotum ferruginous ( Fig. 2E View Figure 2 ). ................................................................. 4
— Mesopleuron and lateral sides of pronotum black to brownish black. ........................................................... 5
4 Lower half of head in frontal view yellow ( Figs 2A & 2D View Figure 2 ); temple ferruginous ( Fig. 2C View Figure 2 ); level of topmost margin of eyes distinctly above the median ocellus ( Fig. 2A View Figure 2 ); second submarginal cell of forewing almost square-shaped ( Fig. 2H View Figure 2 ); size larger (6.62 mm). ....................... S. bobyjosei Girish Kumar & Amal sp. nov.
— Lower half of head in frontal view black except a narrow yellow margin at apex of clypeus; temple black; level of topmost margin of eyes distinctly below the median ocellus; second submarginal cell rectangular; size smaller (4.6 mm). ....................................... S. fulvopleuris Tessy, Sureshan & Binoy, 2021
5 Clypeus either entirely pale white to yellow or yellow with area above antennal toruli brown. ............... 6
— Clypeus entirely black to blackish brown. .......................................................................................................... 7
6 Clypeus entirely pale white to yellow. ........................... S. attenboroughi Tessy, Sureshan & Binoy, 2021
— Clypeus yellow with area above antennal toruli brown. ..................................................................................... ....................................................................................... S. keralaensis Tessy, Sureshan & Girish Kumar, 2018
7 Forewing with stigma subglobose. ............................... S. tsunekii Tessy, Sureshan & Girish Kumar, 2021
— Forewing with stigma elongate. ........................................................................................................................... 8 8 Propodeal dorsum weakly transversely striated with two carina medially and a small smooth area at apex; all coxae and femora dark brown. ................ S. nilgiriensis Tessy, Girish Kumar & Sureshan, 2023
— Propodeal dorsum rugose or rugose to rugulose, with or without transverse ridges laterally; all coxae and femora yellow. ................................................................................................................................................. 9
9 Posterior surface of propodeum with a distinct median groove; second submarginal cell almost square-shaped. ....................................................................................... S. reticularis Tessy, Sureshan & Binoy, 2021
— Posterior surface of propodeum without a distinct median groove or carina; second submarginal cell almost rectangular-shaped. ................................................................................................................................. 10
10 Apical margin of clypeus invertly V-shaped at middle; area towards middle of lower front shiny without imbricate punctures. .................................................................................... S. indostana Turner, 1918 View in CoL
— Apical margin of clypeus not invertly V-shaped at middle; area towards middle of lower front also with imbricate punctures. ............................................. S. sahyadriensis Tessy, Sureshan & Girish Kumar, 2021
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