Cryptogonus bhalwalnensis Azad & Wang

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Cryptogonus bhalwalnensis Azad & Wang

Cryptogonus bhalwalnensis Azad & Wang, 2020: 147 .

Azad et al. (2020) described C. bhalwalnensis from the Punjab Province of Pakistan based on a single male. The elytral pattern of C. bhalwalnensis as illustrated by Azad et al. (2020) is very close to that of some variants of C. hainanensis Pang & Mao, 1979 (see Fig. 22a–c ) and the male genitalia, particularly the penis, are also superficially quite similar though there are subtle differences in the penis guide. However, C. bhalwalnensis is stated to have two pairs of prosternal carinae as in C. orbiculus and appears to be different from C. hainanensis .

Distribution. Pakistan.

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FIGURE 22. Cryptogonus hainanensis Pang & Mao: a–c. variants from Bihar, Eastern India; d. ventral view.