Phlogothamnus Ishihara

Phlogothamnus Ishihara View in CoL

Phlogothamnus Ishihara 1961: 248 View in CoL . Type species: Phlogothamnus maculiceps Ishihara View in CoL , by original designation.

Remarks. Ishihara (1961) adequately characterized the genus. It can be recognized by the simple, elongate sinuate, aedeagus without dorsal apodeme and long or lamellate processes. Linnavuori (1969) added one species from Africa. Li et al. (2011) dealt with five new species (these were validated by Dmitriev et al. 2024), in addition to dealing with P. maculiceps Ishihara and P. polymaculatus Li & Song. However , some of these species are wrongly placed in the genus (see Remarks under Monobazus ). Phlogothamnus grimeus ( Li & Wang 1998) comb. nov. is transferred to this genus considering its tubular, sinuate aedeagal shaft. Interestingly the species of this genus have the basal half of the aedeagus unpigmented and the distal half pigmented. P. maculiceps is here recorded for the first time from the Indian subcontinent and one new species P. umiamensis sp. nov. is described from northeast India.

Key to species of Phlogothamnus View in CoL from the Indian subcontinent (males)

1. Uniformly pale greenish yellow without any dark brown markings ( Figs 6 View FIGURES 6 MN, 10M); apophysis of style short and stout ( Fig. 53D View FIGURES 53 ).............................................................................. P. umiamensis sp. nov.

- Crown with one pair of dark brown round spots ( Figs 6 View FIGURES 6 IK), face marked with dark brown ( Fig. 10 View FIGURES 10 KL); apophysis of style slender, long ( Fig. 52E View FIGURES 52 )............................................................... P. maculiceps Ishihara View in CoL