Tropiorhynchus podagricus (Burmeister, 1844)

(Figs. 2, 5, 7, 11, 15, 19, 25–27, 35, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54)

Anisoplia podagricus Burmeister, 1844: 226 .

Tropiorhynchus podagricus: Blanchard 1851: 176; Arrow 1917: 55; Machatschke 1954: 60, figs. 1, 3a–b (frontal view paramere, lateral view aedeagus); Machatschke 1972: 254; Jameson et al. 2007: 430, fig. 1I (habitus, dorsal view).

Material examined. India, Maharashtra State, Satara District, Kass Valley, 7 males, 1 female, collected, K. Chandra and B. Mitra (ZSCI registration number: 22715/H4A to 22721 /H4A).

Distribution (Fig. 5). India: Jammu & Kashmir, and Maharashtra (Satara, Bombay: Khandala) (Machatschke 1954).

Remarks. Burmeister (1844) described T. podagricus having black and shiny elytra. It is the only species in the genus with elytra entirely black, sometimes with 2 yellow spots in middle (Figs. 15, 54), and completely lacking longitudinal markings on the dorsal surface (Arrow 1917; Machatschke 1954). The apex of parameres are blunt at the apex (in frontal view), and ventral plate of the aedeagus (in lateral view) is strongly curved (Figs. 46, 50), which identically resemble with the illustrations provided by Machatschke (1954: figs. 1, 3a–b).