Ábrahám Levente: Szünbiológiai tanulmányok - Natura Somogyoensis 10. (Kaposvár, 2007)

Haris Attila & Roller Ladislav: Sawflies from Meghalaya, India (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) - Levéldarazsak India Meghalaya államából (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)

Natura Somogyiensis 10 159-163 Kaposvár, 2007 Sawflies from Meghalaya, India (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) ATTILA HARIS & 2

LADISLAV ROLLER *H-8142 Úrhida, Petőfi u. 103. Hungary, e-mail: attilaharis@yahoo.com institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences S-842 06 Bratislava, Dúbravská cesta 9. Slovakia, e-mail: uzaeroll@savba.sk HARIS A. & ROLLER L.: Sawflies from Meghalaya, India (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae). Abstract: A new sawfly species is described from Meghalaya, India: Anapeptamena khasiensis spec. nov. Key for the Oriental Anapeptamena and redescription oï Béléses stigmaticalis (Cameron, 1876) are given. Key words: Anapeptamena khasiensis spec, nov., Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae, Meghalaya, India, new species. Introduction Meghalaya is a small state at North-western India, formed by the separation of two districts of the state Assam: the United Khasi and Jaintia Hills, and the Garo Hills in 1972 after 2 years semi-autonomous status. The Khasi, Garo, and Jaintia tribes each had their own kingdoms, until they came under the British colonisation in the 19th century. Later, Meghalaya was incorporated into Assam in 1835 by the British administration. When Bengal was partitioned in 1905, Meghalaya became a part of the new province of Eastern Bengal and Assam. The Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya Act in 1969) ensured an autonomous status to the state of Meghalaya. Meghalaya is one of the three states of India having Christian majority. In its population, the Khasis tribe is the dominant followed by the Garos tribe. Further tribes are the Jainthias, the Koch, the Hajong, the Dimasa, the Lakhar, the Mikir and the Rabha tribes. Geographically, the State of Meghalaya is also known as the "Meghalaya Plateau". The elevation of the plateau ranges between 150 m to 1961 m. Its central part comprises the Khasi Hills, followed by the eastern section comprising the Jaintia Hills Region. The highest point in Meghalaya is the Shillong Peak (1961 m). Method and material Recently Singh, Saini and Vasu studied the sawfly fauna of Meghalaya province: SAINI and SINGH 1987, SAINI and VASU 1997, VASU and SAINI 1997. Earlier, Rohwer and Konow reported sawflies from the area when Meghalaya was part of Assam (ROHWER 1913 and 1915, KONOW 1898).