18. Illeis confusa Timberlake, 1943

(FIG. 20)

Brief description: LENGtH 4.15–5.34 MM, WIDtH 3.00–3.96 MM. VERY SIMIlAR tO I. cincta IN GENERAl APPEARANcE (FIGS 20A, b), PRONOtUM cREAMY WHItE WItH tWO blAck SPOtS, ElYtRAl cOlORAtION VARIAblE FROM PAlE PINkISH tO cREAMY YEllOW tO bRIGHt YEllOW, lAtERAl MARGINS OF PRONOtUM AND ElYtRA tRANSPARENt. MAlE GENItAlIA (FIGS 20c–F) DIAGNOStIc.

Notes: THIS SPEcIES IS WIDElY DIStRIbUtED IN tHE NORtHERN, EAStERN AND NORtHEAStERN REGIONS OF INDIA . It FEEDS ON POWDERY MIlDEWS INFEStING MUlbERRY, Dalbergia sissoo, cHIllI , ROSE, AND OtHER PlANtS (lAbEl DAtA).