19. Illeis indica Timberlake, 1943

(FIG. 21)

Brief description: LENGtH 4.15–5.34 MM, WIDtH 3.00–3.96 MM. SIMIlAR tO OtHER Illeis SPP. IN cOlORAtION AND GENERAl APPEARANcE, bUt cAN bE DIFFERENtIAtED bY ItS MORE ElONGAtE bODY (FIGS 21A, b) WItH tHE ElYtRA cONSPIcUOUSlY NARROWED POStERIORlY. MAlE GENItAlIA (FIGS 21c–F), ESPEcIAllY PENIS WItH A bIFID APEX (FIGS 21E, F), ARE DIAGNOStIc.

Notes: THIS SPEcIES IS cOMMONlY FOUND IN EAStERN AND PARtS OF NORtHERN AND NORtHEAStERN INDIA . It FEEDS ON POWDERY MIlDEWS INFEStING MUlbERRY, Dalbergia sissoo, cHIllIES, ROSE, AND OtHER PlANtS (lAbEl DAtA).