36. Afissa mystica (Mulsant, 1850) comb. nov. (Figs 41– 50)

Epilachna mystica Mulsant, 1850: 841 .

Afissa mystica: Dieke, 1947: 146, figs 100, 169.

Epilachna mystica: Li & Cook, 1961: 51.

Material examined. West Kameng: Munna, 8500 m, 10.x.1996, (4 exs), leg. S.K. Mondal; Bomdila: Sherra Bash, 30.viii.1998, (3 exs), leg. A. R.Lahiri. East Kameng: Seppo, 3500m, 11.x.1996, (2 exs), leg. S.K. Mondal.

Distribution. India: Arunachal Pradesh (Tawang, West Kameng, East Kameng), Karnataka, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal (North). Elsewhere: Bhutan, China, Myanmar, and Nepal (Poorani 2004; Kovář 2007; Poorani & Sambath 2017).