8. Maiestas dorsalis (Motschulsky, 1859)

Deltocephalus dorsalis Motschulsky, 1859: 114

Maiestas dorsalis: Webb and Viratkamath (2009: 16)

Material examined: INDIA • 1♀ (5mm), Odisha, Gajapati, Aduba, near Harabhangi, 19°28’41” N, 84°9’16” E, 25.V.2019, S. Kushwaha and Party leg.; Regn. No.:H15-10134 .

Diagnostic characters. Vertex ochraceous with two rounded spots. Pronotum with irregular ochraceous markings. Scutellum as long as the vertex with two small streaks at the lateral margin. Forewing with a brownish zig-zag pattern.

Distribution: India: Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, New Delhi, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. Elsewhere: Australia, Burma, China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Taiwan.

Remark. First record to the state.