Hoplonomia westwoodi ( Gribodo, 1894 )

Hoplonomia westwoodi ( Gribodo, 1894) View in CoL ( Fig. 3A–B View Figure 3 )

Nomia westwoodi Gribodo 1894:128 View in CoL . Holotype ♂, India, Barrackpore – BMNH.

Material examined. 3♂♂ 1♀, India, Kerala, Thrissur, Vilangan Kunnu hillock ( 10°33'24.3108"N, 76°10'6.7296"E), 1.viii.2023, Swept, leg.: CSA GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Thommana Kole wetland ( 10°20'39.066"N, 76°15'19.602"E), 22.viii.2023, Swept, leg.: CSA GoogleMaps ; 1♂ 1♀, Kalashamala hillock ( 10°39'39.222"N, 76°5'27.0852"E), 11.xi.2023, Swept, leg.: CSA GoogleMaps .

Brief diagnosis. ♂, Body length 9 mm. Transverse apical enamelled bands on all tergites. Hind legs entirely amber-coloured. Hind femur and tibiae moderately swollen. ♀, Body length, colour, punctations, pubescence similar to males.

Distribution in India. Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Pondicherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, West Bengal ( Pauly, 2009; Saini & Rathor, 2012; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Erra & Shanas, 2019; Prakash et al., 2020; Majumder et al., 2024; Ascher & Pickering, 2025).

General distribution. Oriental – India, Southern Pakistan, Sri Lanka ( Ascher & Pickering, 2025)

Floral association. Cajanus cajan ( Fabaceae ), Duranta erecta ( Verbenaceae ), Euphorbia pulcherrima ( Euphorbiaceae ), Gossypium hirsutum ( Malvaceae ), Grewia sp. ( Malvaceae ), Leucas aspera ( Lamiaceae ), Ocimum sp. ( Lamiaceae ) ( Pannure & Belavadi, 2017); Centrosema pubescens ( Fabaceae ), Cleome rutidosperma ( Cleomaceae ), Cyanthillium cinereum ( Asteraceae ), Mikania micrantha ( Asteraceae ), Mimosa pudica ( Fabaceae ), Neustanthus phaseoloides ( Fabaceae ), Sphagneticola trilobata ( Asteraceae ) ( New records).