Camarotoscena fulgidipennis Loginova

Figs 1 E, F, 2 A – C, 3 A – E, 5 A, 6 A, F, 7 A, 8 A

Camarotoscena fulgidipennis Loginova (1975 b): 57

Material examined.

India • 12 ♂, 18 ♀, 4 immatures; Ladakh, Leh; 34.2167°N, 77.9500°E; 3500 m a. s. l.; 26. vii. 2024; arid, cold desert; on Populus nigra, Salicaceae, leg. C. Haseen; dry and slide mounted, in 70 % ethanol; NHMB . Additional material from Iran and Jordan; dry and slide mounted, in 70 % ethanol; MHNG, NHMB.

Description.

Description of adult by Loginova (1975 b). Fifth instar immature (Fig. 6 A). Dorsal sclerites on the head, thorax and abdomen brown to dark brown (Fig. 6 A). Setae on the dorsal surface of the forewing pads relatively sparse and short and with almost no sectasetae (Fig. 6 F). Caudal plate with interval II as long as medial and longer than apical row of setae (Fig. 7 A). Ventrite bearing the circumanal ring unsclerotised and not clearly delimited anteriorly; venter, therefore, with five transverse rows between abdominal base circumanal ring; transverse row IV of setae on abdominal venter consisting of two uneven rows of variously long setae (Fig. 8 A).

Distribution.

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Jordan, Turkey (Loginova 1975 b; Baeva 1985; Gegechkori and Loginova 1990; Burckhardt and Lauterer 1993; Al-Khawaldeh et al. 1997); new for India (Ladakh).

Host plant.

Populus alba L., P. nigra L. ( Salicaceae) (Burckhardt and Lauterer 1993), confirmed with immatures.

Biology.

Immatures induce leaf roll galls (Fig. 1 E, F). Immatures of both C. fulgidipennis and C. hoberlandti can sometimes inhabit the same gall.