Anaplectoidea indica, Senraj & Babu & Subramanian, 2025

Anaplectoidea indica sp. nov.

Figures 2A–K View FIGURE 2

Type material. HOLOTYPE:male, Roro river , near Kandiyang, 22.770744N, 85.373445E, 429msl, West Singhbhum Dt., Jharkhand, INDIA, 15 July 2021, Coll. Boni Amin Laskar & Party, Reg. No. ZSI/SRC/I/B-933. GoogleMaps

Etymology. This species epithet means the type country.

Differential diagnosis. Anaplectoidea indica sp. nov. can be easily differentiated from other species in this genus by following characters: Male hind wings with 5 oblique cubitus veins, 3 pseudocomplete branches and 2 incomplete branches. Two of the pseudocomplete branches are further divided at apical end ( Fig. 2C View FIGURE 2 ). In the male genitalia both paraproct apices are spiny, left paraproct is curved like a hook ( Fig. 2F View FIGURE 2 ), the median phallomere apex bears 5 spines, with spine size marginally increasing from apex to base ( Fig. 2J View FIGURE 2 ).

Description. Male: Body dark brown. Vertex exposed, interocular distance shorter than the inter-antennal distance. Ocelli present above the antennal socket. Frons light brown. Maxillary palps light yellowish; 4 th and 5 th palpomeres equal in length; 5 th palpomere slightly darker and enlarged, 3 rd palpomere longer than 4 th and 5 th palpomeres.

Pronotum subparabolic with hyaline lateral margins. Tegmina and hind wings fully developed, reaching beyond the abdomen, tegmen yellowish brown. Hind wing cubitus vein with 3 pseudocomplete branches: branches 1 and 2 forked at apical end, branches 2 and 3 connected by a crossvien, and 2 incomplete branches; appendicular field occupies 28-29% of the wing length ( Fig. 2C View FIGURE 2 ). Front femur Type A 2, with 5-6 proximal stout spines followed by a row of uneven small spines, terminating with 2 large spines increases in size distally ( Fig. 2D View FIGURE 2 ). Pulvilli present on all tarsomeres of all legs. Tarsal claws strongly dentate and symmetrical; arolium present ( Fig. 2G View FIGURE 2 ).

Abdominal tergum T 7 modified with a pair of setae at middle, separated ( Fig. 2E View FIGURE 2 ). Supraanal plate yellowish brown. Paraprocts asymmetrical, both edges spiny, left paraproct curved like a hook; cerci symmetrical ( Fig. 2F View FIGURE 2 ). Subgenital plate symmetrical, styli short, rounded and symmetrical, hind margin of subgenital plate with a lobe positioned at the mid region of the stylus ( Fig. 2H View FIGURE 2 ). Genital hook positioned to the left. Median phallomere apex modified with 5 spines increased in size from apex to base; right phallomere as in Fig. 2K View FIGURE 2 .

Female: Unknown

Measurements (mm). Male: total length: 6.80; tegmina: 5.60; pronotum: 1.47 x 2.26; body length: 5.80.

Distribution. India: Jharkhand.