Mantispilla indica (Westwood, 1852)

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 : 370-373

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5068.3.2
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5707908
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scientific name	Mantispilla indica (Westwood, 1852)
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17. Mantispilla indica (Westwood, 1852) View in CoL

Mantispa indica (Westwood, 1852: 268.)

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Material examined. Chhattisgarh: Bilaspur, Chhaparwa Rest House , 17.vii.2004, ( A. Singh), 1 female ; Jalda road forest, 21.vii.2004 ( A. Singh), ( NZSI), 1 female ; Achanakmar Rest House , 23.vii.2005 ( A. Singh), ( NZSI), 1 female . Himachal Pradesh: Andretta, Punjabi University Guest House , 10.vi.2019 ( Pathania & party), ( NZSI), 2 females . West Bengal: Darjeeling, Pashok , 11.v.1916 ( L.C. Hartless), ( NZSI), 2 females .

Bangladesh: Gopalganj , Village Lakhsmipur, 10.viii.1982 (D. R. Maulik), ( NZSI), 1 male and 1 female; Dist. Faridpur, 11.viii.1982 (D. R. Maulik), ( NZSI), 1 male; 12.viii.1982 (D. R. Maulik), ( NZSI), 1 female .

Distribution: Eastern China ( Jiangsu, Shanghai, Taiwan), Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Vietnam, India ( Assam, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Sikkim, West Bengal, Western Himalayas).

Remarks. This is the one of the most widely distributed species of Mantispilla . l Variations in body color have also been observed in this species.