Irenangelus punctipleuris Wahis, 2007

(Figs 13–22)

Irenangelus punctipleuris Wahis, 2007 in Shimizu & Wahis 2007: 320 .

Type material. Holotype, ♀ —“ Philippines: Palawan, Balabac Bay, 07.x.1961, Coll. Noona Dan, Exp. 61-62” [ZMUC], ZMUC00240391.

Additional material examined: 1 ♀ India: Kerala, Kozhikode district, Kakkavayal (11°38’28.5”N & 76°07’52.9”E, 856 m), 03.xi.2018, Coll. S. Anagha [ZSIK], Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRC /IR/INV.14858 .

Diagnosis. This species is clearly identifiable with antennal flagellum crenulate in profile with angular swelling ventrally (Fig. 18); LID 0.8× UID; frons without interantennal tubercle (Fig. 17); head and body black with bright yellow markings (Fig. 13); shallowly punctured sculpturing on head and mesosoma; pronotum short, anterior margin almost straight, lateral corner sub-angulate, angulation variable; mesoscutum with notaular groove shallowly impressed anteriorly; parapsidal sulcus appearing as a fine, raised line; discs of scutellum and metanotum strongly raised; SMC2 almost rectangular, receiving crossvein lm-cu at basal half; SMC3 narrowed on vein Rs (Fig. 21); propodeum short, barely convex in profile; metasoma much slender than mesosoma; Gt 1 gradually narrowed and petiolate or parallel-sided basally (Fig. 22).

Distribution. Oriental (India: Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand. Elsewhere: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka); Palearctic (Japan) (Shimizu & Wahis 2007).

Variation. The additional specimen examined here shows darker body with pale brownish yellow spots on mesosoma compared to the bright yellow spots and patches of the holotype.