Afissa rana ( Kapur, 1958 )

Das, Priyanka, Chandra, Kailash & Introduction, Devanshu Gupta, 2020, The Ladybird Beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of Arunachal Pradesh, East Himalaya, Indiawith new combinations and new country records, Bonn zoological Bulletin 69 (1), pp. 27-44 : 38

38. Afissa rana ( Kapur, 1958) ( Figs 51–53 )**

Afissula rana Kapur, 1958: 320 .

Afissa rana : Tomaszewska & Szawaryn, 2016: 53.

Material examined. West Kameng : Bomdila, Stn. 32, 25.vi.1961 (6 exs), 29.vi.1961 (1 ex.), Dukongko River, Stn. 49, 02.v.1961 (2 exs), Moshing, Stn. 22, 03.vi.1961 (3 exs), leg. K.C. Jayram; Bomdila, Tinga, 29.vi.1995 (7 exs) (25652/H4A), Sherra Bash, 30.viii.1998 (2 exs) (25653/H4A).

Type material. Paratype: B.M. Nepal Expedition, 1949 (B.M. 1949–637), Afissula rana gen.n., sp. nov., A.P. Kapur Det., 1954 [ZSI Registration Number: 9983/H4] .

Distribution. India: Arunachal Pradesh (West Kameng). Elsewhere: China, and Nepal ( Poorani 2004).

Remarks. A. rana can be distinguished from closely related species by the following characters: lateral margins of elytra invisible in dorsal view, pronotum reddish-testaceous except for yellowish margins ( Fig 51 ), sipho narrow and lancet-shaped at apex ( Fig 53 ), and parameres shorter than median lobe ( Fig 52 ). The male genitalia of our specimen is identical with that of A. rana as illustrated in the original description by Kapur (1958: 320, figs 5a, c–f). The paratype of the species NZSI was also examined.

Figures

Figs 51–53. Afissa rana (Kapur, 1958). (51) Habitus; (52) Phallobase in dorsal view; (53) Sipho.