Corresponding author: Chérot Frédéric (
Academic editor: T. Henry
A new species,
Yeshwanth HM, Chérot F (2015) A new species of the genus
The monotypic genus
Recently, two specimens of an unknown cylapine were collected by the first author in Hessaraghatta, near Bangalore, South India. These Indian specimens conform to the original generic diagnosis of the genus
The specimens examined for the study are deposited in the collection of the Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India (UASB). The terminology adopted for male genitalia follows
All measurements are given in millimeters. Photographs were taken using a Leica M205 C microscope. Multiple images were taken at different depths and were combined using a Combine ZM software. Illustrations of male genitalia were drawn using a Leica DM2000 compound microscope attached to a camera lucida.
Holotype ♂: India: Karnataka: Hessarghatta, near Bangalore (approx.
Small species, length 2.70, width 1.50 (versus length 3.40 and width 1.80 in
The name of the species refers to India, the country where it was collected (adjective derived from the geographical name).
The habitat surrounding street lamps consisted of trees dominated by tamarind (
The discovery of a new species of
As noted by
This work was supported by the ICAR Network Project on Insect Biosystematics funded by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. Dr M. Malipatil, Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Centre for AgriBioscience, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia, reviewed an earlier version of the manuscript. Dr T. Henry, Department of Entomology, United States National Museum, Washington DC, USA (acting as coeditor of Zookeys) and to two anonymous reviewers provided constructive criticism on the submitted version of the manuscript. The first author is grateful to Dr. C.A. Viraktamath and Dr. V.V. Ramamurthy for their encouragement.