12. Penthimia maculosa Distant, 1908

Penthimia maculosa Distant, 1908: 244

Penthimia maculosa: Shobharani et al. (2018: 12)

Material examined: INDIA • 1♂ (5.5mm), Odisha, Kandhamal, near Bellagunha-Baragaon, 20°8’11” N, 84°22’27” E, 30.V.2019, S. Kushwaha and Party leg.; Regn. No.:H15-10141 .

Diagnostic characters: Shiny black, densely and finely pilose. Scutellum with ered near the apex with spots on mid-lateral margins and on apex tip. Fronto-clypeus characteristically wrinkled. Male genitalia with strongly hooked style apex.

Distribution: India: Assam, Maharashtra and West Bengal. Elsewhere: Myanmar and Mergui Archipelago.

Remark: First record to the state.