Revision of the Asian species of Afidentula Kapur, 1958 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Epilachnini) Tomaszewska, Wioletta Szawaryn, Karol [151,587,1807,1833] Insecta Coccinellidae Afidentula GBIF Animalia Coleoptera 9 Arthropoda subSpecies manderstjernae subsp. nov. bahraini   Diagnosis. Very similar to the nominotypical form but has the body larger and slightly more elongate. The female genitalia ( Figs. 44, 45) should be consulted for proper identification.   Description. Length 3.96 mm; TL/EW = 1.4; PL/PW = 0.42; EL/EW = 1.04; EW/PW = 1.62. Head, mouthparts, prosternum, mesoventrite and legs reddish-brown, metaventrite black. Pronotum brown, with black macula antero-medially; elytron brown with six large black spots arranged as 2–3–1, with apical spot transverse. Abdomen reddish-brown with black median part. Abdomen with apical margin of female ventrite 5 weakly sinuate ( Fig. 41). Female sternite and tergite VIII rounded ( Figs. 42, 43). Female genitalia ( Figs. 44, 45). Proctiger (TX) weakly emarginate apically ( Figs. 45, 46); coxites elongateoval. Spermatheca small, membranous, vermiform with small sclerotized appendix at apex; outlet of accessory gland distant from sperm duct. Male not known.    Typematerial. Holotype, female: “  Bahrain 10.VIII.78/ C.P.B.C. EPi-8/78- 48-I/ C.I.E. COLL. A. 10656/ Pres by Comm Inst Ent B.M. 1977-1/ Z613/ Afidentula manderstjernae (Ms.)det. E.A.J. Duffy 1978/ Adult on Zea mays” (BMNH).   Etymology. The name is derived from the typelocality of this subspecies.   Distribution. Bahrain.  Host plant:  Zea maysL. ( Poaceae).