Tiphia ( Tiphia ) khasiana Cameron, 1902

20. Tiphia ( Tiphia) khasiana Cameron, 1902

( Figs 253–273 View FIGURES 253–262 View FIGURES 263–273 )

Tiphia khasiana Cameron, 1902a: 86 . Lectotype, ♀, Khasia Hills, Assam [presently Khasia hills in Meghalaya] (OUM); Allen & Jaynes, 1930: 101; Hanima et al., 2019: 133 (description of male).

Tiphia ( Tiphia) khasiana ; Allen, 1969: 405; Allen, 1975: 78–79.

Material examined. 11♂, INDIA: Jammu & Kashmir, Pulwama district, Arehel ( 33°52′18.62″N & 74°53′57.75″E, 1652 m), 15.viii.2021, Coll.A.H. Sheikh,( ZSIK) Regd.Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.19377–19387 GoogleMaps ; 1♂, Shopian district, Heff ( 33°43′2.03″N & 74°50′2.87″E, 2057 m), 19.vii.2021, Coll. A.H. Sheikh, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC / IR/INV.19374–19388 GoogleMaps ; 2♂, Pulwama district, Shaji Marg ( 33°48′12.9″N & 74°49′37.5″E, 1569 m), 29.viii.2021, Coll. A.H. Sheikh, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.19389 GoogleMaps . 17♀, Karnataka, Kodagu district, Bettathur near Madikeri ( 12°51′24.516″N & 77°51′20.952″E), 24.xii.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.14898 & 16614–16629 GoogleMaps ; 2♀, Kodagu district, Bettathur near Madikeri ( 12°51′24.516″N & 77°51′20.952″E), 23.xii.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.16655–16656 GoogleMaps ; 18♀, Chikmagalur district, Bygoor, Kabbinhalli Coffee Estate ( 13°19′34″N & 75°42′40″E, 1137 m), 26.xii.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.13638 & 16657–16673 GoogleMaps . 4♀, Kerala, Idukki district, Thekkadi, Kumarikulam ( 9°43′00″N & 76°57′51″E, 1003 m), 6.ix.2018, Coll. C. Charesh, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.16630–16633 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Kollam district, Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary, Thenmala , Ottakkal IB ( 8°57′34″N & 77°03′44″E, 77 m), 6.xii.2021, Coll. P. Girish Kumar & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/ INV.19693 GoogleMaps ; 2♀, Kozhikode district, Peruvayal ( 11°15′47″N & 75°54′21″E, 24 m), 28.xii.2018, Coll. K. Rajmohana, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.16634–16635 GoogleMaps ; 5♀, Pathanamthitta district, Kochupampa, Goodrical range ( 9°15′53.12″N & 76°47′13.34″E, 1036 m), 1.xi.2021, Coll. P.M. Sureshan & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC / IR/INV.19361–19365 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Thiruvananthapuram district, Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Ponmudi ( 8°46′32″N & 77°13′39″E, 1268 m), 18.i.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.16636 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Wayanad district, Kalpatta, Madakkimala ( 8°46′32″N & 77°13′39″ E, 1268 m), 6.i.2009, Coll. K. Rajmohana, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.17847 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Kollam, Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary, Kaatilappara ( 8°54′46.44″N & 77°6′53.496″E, 221 m), 8.xii.2021, Coll. P. Girish Kumar & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.19690 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Thiruvananthapuram district, Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary , Peppara dam site ( 8°37′21″N & 77°08′12″E, 98 m), 4.xii.2021, Coll. P. Girish Kumar & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/ INV.19691 GoogleMaps . 3♀, Sikkim, 10.ix.2017, Coll.A. Ramesh Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.16653–16654 & 18216 . 1♀, Tamil Nadu, Thirunelveli district, Kuthiravetti, Ambasamudram ( 8°46′32″N & 77°13′39″E, 1268 m), 24.viii.2019, Coll. B.H.C.K. Murthy & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.17848 GoogleMaps ; 10♀, Thirunelveli district, Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Kuthiravetti ( 8°41′18″N & 77°18′33″E, 228 m), 23.viii.2019, Coll. B.H.C.K. Murthy & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.13925–13934 GoogleMaps ; 22♀, Thirunelveli district, Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Kuthiravetti ( 8°41′18″N & 77°18′33″E, 228 m), 22.viii.2019, Coll. B.H.C.K. Murthy & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.13935, 20405–20425 GoogleMaps ; 14♀, Nilgiris district, Coonoor ( 11°21′11″N & 76°47′45″E, 1835 m), 7.i.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.13506 & 16637–16649 GoogleMaps ; 3♀, Nilgiris district, Ooty ( 11°24′51″N & 76°41′25″E, 2241 m), 8.i.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.13507& 16650–16651 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Kanyakumari district, Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary, Kalikesham ( 8°29′20″N & 77°24′27″E, 1394 m), 15.ii.2020, Coll. Souvik Sen & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.16652 GoogleMaps . 1♀, Uttarakhand, Dehradun district, Kadwapani ( 30°20′46″N & 78°00′52″E, 682 m), 30.x.2009, Coll. Sudhir Singh, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.13106 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Dehradun district, ZSI Campus ( 30°20′46″N & 78°00′52″E, 682 m), 18.vii.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / IR/INV.13107 GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. Male. Body length 7.1–9.3 mm. Median extension of clypeus emarginated and bidendate ( Fig. 255 View FIGURES 253–262 ); mandible without preapical denticle ( Fig. 255 View FIGURES 253–262 ); dorsal side of pronotum with faint anterior transverse carina ( Fig. 257 View FIGURES 253–262 ); fore wing with marginal cell shorter than second cubital cell in apical extension ( Fig. 260 View FIGURES 253–262 ); Gs 5 with lateral denticle; Gs 6 with short, sparse setae ( Fig. 262 View FIGURES 253–262 ).

Genitalia. Paramere apically broader than base and covered with setae; digitus rounded apically; cuspis slender, beak-like apically and covered with setae; aedeagus tapered apically (As in Fig. 23 View FIGURES 21–23 of Hanima et al. 2019).

Female. Body length 6.1–11 mm. Dorsal side of pronotum without anterior transverse carina ( Fig. 267 View FIGURES 263–273 ); lateral side of pronotum with long, narrow transdiscal groove ( Fig. 268 View FIGURES 263–273 ); areola of dorsal side of propodeum rectangular ( Fig. 267 View FIGURES 263–273 ); apical half of pygidium smooth ( Fig. 270 View FIGURES 263–273 ); femora of middle and hind legs bright red ( Fig. 263 View FIGURES 263–273 ); inner surface of hind basitarsus with a median groove.

Distribution. India: Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka ( new record), Kerala ( new record), Meghalaya, Sikkim ( new record), Tamil Nadu ( new record), Uttarakhand ( new record).