Euclimacia nodosa (Westwood, 1847)

Kaur, Simarjit, Pandher, Manpreet Singh, Chandra, Kailash & Dubey, Anil Kumar, 2021, Subfamily Mantispinae Enderlein, 1910 (Insecta: Neuroptera) in India, Zootaxa 5068 (3), pp. 355-377 : 358-359

5. Euclimacia nodosa (Westwood, 1847)

Mantispa nodosa Westwood, 1847: 70 .

( Figs. 3–6 )

Material examined. Madhya Pradesh: Chhindwara, Ghatpindrai , 19.ix.2001 (S.K. Mishra), ( NZSI), 1 male, 2 females; Lohawala , 17.viii.2001 (Y.N. Gupta), ( NZSI), 1 female; Karmajhiri, Seoni , 19.vi.2001 (K. Chandra), ( NZSI), 1 male, 1 female ; 21.vi.2001 (K. Chandra), ( NZSI), 1 female ; 25.vi.2001 (K. Chandra), ( NZSI), 1 female ; 9.vii.2001 ( R.K. Singh), ( NZSI), 1 female ; 17.vii.2001 ( R. K.Singh), ( NZSI), 1 male; Tikari Camp , 27.vii.2001 (M.L. Koshta), ( NZSI), 1 male . Chhattisgarh: Bilaspur, Chhaparwa Rest House , 3.vi.2004 (A. Singh), ( NZSI), 1 male ; 20.vii.2004 (A. Singh), ( NZSI), 1 female . Meghalaya: West Garo Hills , Shibbari P. W.D. bungalow , 14.vii.1988 ( R.K. Ghosh and party), ( NZSI), 1 female .

Distribution. India (Assam, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, West Bengal).

Remarks. Euclimacia nodosa appears to be one of the most common species in India. In our specimens, it varied from light reddish brown to rust red for head, antenna, prothorax and legs.

Figures

FIGS. 1–6. Mantispidae spp. 1–2, Austroclimaciella quadrituberculata (Westwood): 1, habitus, dorsal view; 2, head and thorax, dorsal view. 3–6, Euclimacia nodosa (Westwood): 3, habitus, dorsal; 4, head and thorax, dorsal view; 5, head and thorax, lateral view; 6, right forewing and hind wing.