15. Amritodus atkinsoni (Lethierry, 1889)

Idiocerus atkinsoni Lethierry, 1889: 252

Amritodus atkinsoni: Anufriev (1970: 375)

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- 9640 .

Diagnostic characters: Smoky greyish-brown with a tint of yellow. Two distinct black dots at the anterior pronotum. Brown smear between them, interrupted by a bronzy vertical line reaching almost scutellum tip. Scutellum with basal triangles, whitish in the mid-region.

Distribution: India: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. Elsewhere: Bangladesh, Burma, Japan, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.