Chrysilla volupe (Karsch, 1879)
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7171256 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7169781 |
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Chrysilla volupe (Karsch, 1879) |
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2. Chrysilla volupe (Karsch, 1879) View in CoL (Figures 4-6)
Material examined. Continent: Asia; country: Nepal; province: Bagmati; district: Chitwan ; locality: Eastern sector, Chitwan National Park ; habitat: grassland (near water bodies); elevation: 169 m asl; latitude: 27.5633N; longitude: 84.4929E; sampling protocol: aerial hand collection; sex: 1 female and 1 male GoogleMaps .
Global distribution. Bhutan, India, Nepal (new record) and Sri Lanka.
Identification. Identification was based on the description of the male and female C. volupe by Caleb et al. (2018). Male: reddish orange carapace with pair of broad bluish iridescent transverse stripes, anterior eyes surrounded with reddish-orange orbital setae in the upper half and white orbital setae in the lower half; clypeus covered by bluish iridescent scales which diverge laterally, one branching below the lateral eyes almost reaching the posterior patch, the other runs along outer edge of the carapace. Female: greyish carapace with white rim; clypeus covered with reddish orange; anterior eyes with grey eyebrows.
Habitat notes. The male and female C. volupe were collected from grassland of Imperata cylindrica near the bank of Rapti River.
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