6. Goniagnathus punctifer (Walker, 1858)

Bythoscopus punctifer Walker, 1858: 104

Goniagnathus punctifer: Viraktamath and Gnaneswaran (2009: 53)

Material examined: INDIA • 1♂ (5–6mm), Odisha, Ganjam, Tantapani, 19°30’11” N, 84°24’24” E, 24.V.2019, S. Kushwaha and Party leg.; Regn. No.:H15-10120 .

Diagnostic characters: Ochraceous brown, arched vertex, with anterior margin having brownish spots. Scutellum brownish-yellow. Pronotum is transversely striate. Forewing brownish, veins finely spotted in light brown colour.

Distribution: India: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Mizoram, Meghalaya, and Kerala. Elsewhere: China, Japan, Madagascar, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Taiwan.

Remark: First record to the state.