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up to its lower half. In light females upper part of face ochre centrally, remaining part tan with brownish anteclypeus. In dark females anteclypeus dark brown and almost whole frontoclypeus brown; lora lighter than the adjoining areas mesad of them. In all specimens at least minute blackish patch at base below antenna. Se­venth abdominal sternite of female (Fig. 36) elongated, tapering toward a narrow hind margin that is notched in the midline. In general the sternite resembles that of H. jUscoviridis (Ramakrishnan, et Menon) differing by absence of the expansion of its terminal part to the sided. Length ó* 2.30-2.35, 9 2.15-2.30 mm. Male genitalia resemble very much those of H. lutea (Dworakowska) differing from the latter mostly by more solid and shorter pygofer appendage (Figs 25, 32) and by penis appendages that are much longer (Figs 27, 28, 31) than in the pre­vious species. Holotype male and paratypes 4 9 9, India, MP, Jabalpur, FRI nursery, 28. XI. 1981, I. Dworakowska. Other paratypes: 1 , Jamtara nr Jabalpur, 27. XI. 1981, I. Dworakowska; 5 ââ, 24 9 2, Gudjarat, Waghai Forest, Waghai, 18. I. 1981, S. Vi­raktamath. (SMTD, BMNH, CAB.) Bayond the type-series: 2 2 9, India, Gudjarat, Forest Ahwa, Ahwa Danga, 17. I. 1981, S. Viraktamath; 1 â, Nepal, nr Birganj, Lothar [135 mm], 29. VIII; 2 ââ, Lothar, 1. IX. 1967, Canadian Nepal Expedition. The new species is named in honour of Dr. Usha Ramakrishnan who described two species included to this paper. HelionkUa viridula Dworakowska, 1980 India, Karnataka, 9 km W of Kollegal (Dworakowska 1980a)*; Bannerghatta and Bannerghatta N.P. (Dworakowska 1981a). Helionidia waga sp. n. (Figs 37-49) Externally similar to H. ushae sp.n. and H. lutea (Dworakowska) but the new species is more robust and lighter on the dorsal side. Upper side of head and thorax yellow, the light grey patch in the usual position on pronotum, apical cells of fore wing smoked, the longitudinal whitish streak parallel to the costal margin of the fore wing indistinct. Face of male yellow below, ochre above, with most of anteclypeus dark brown and obscure dark patches below bases of antennae. Face of female very dark, usually anteclypeus blackish and lora and up to 2/3 of of frontoclypeus blackish-brown; remaining parts of face brown centrally with only the upper margin yellowsh; genae sordid whitish or tan, patches below bases of antennae very small but inner parts of genae infuscated. Seventh abdominal ster­nite of female short, almost triangular, truncate at apex and broadly notched there (Fig. 49). Length Ó* 2.3-2.4, 9 2.10-2.25 mm. Male genital apparatus resembles that of H. ushae sp. n. differing by absence of the spiny sculpture on dorsal side at base of penis stem (Fig. 44) and by short, hooked pygofer appendage (Figs 38, 39). External characters of female more dis­tinctive than those of male. Holotype male and paratypes 7 ââ, 16 9 9, India, Maharashtra, Igatpuri, 23. IV. 1980, CA Viraktamath. Other paratypes: 1 o\ 20 9 9, Gudjarat, Gir Forest, Sasan, 31. I.; 11 9 2, Waghai Forest, Waghai, 18. I; 4 2 2, Forest Ahwa, Ahwa Danga, 17. I. 1981, S. Viraktamath. (SMTD, BMNH, HNHM, CAB). Beyond the type-series: 1 2. India, HP, Kangra Ranital, Acacia catechu, 10. IX. 1986, J. S. Mann.

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