S. Mahunka szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 60. (Budapest, 1999)

Discussion — Some of its prominent key characters such as parapterum, pronotal margin and basal 2/3 of metatibia whitish; metabasitarsus and following joints black, and impunctate head, make it distinct from the remaining Indian as well as from the Oriental lot of the genus Neostrombocerus Rohwer. To assist the above-mentioned characters some other features such as antennái segments 3 and 4 as 6:5; malar space 0.5 x diameter of median ocellus; interocellar furrow fine; postocellar are broader than long as 3:2 and lateral furrows excurved can also be taken into account. It is a widely distributed species occupying low the median heights of the entire Himalayan belt. In the eastern belt, its flight period spreads over 4-5 months. This does not mean, of course, that the life of an adult extends over this period, rather it turns to be a multivoltine species. Entire collection was made from ferns. Etymology — Species name alludes to the spots occurring on the body. Neostromboceros maculipodus sp. n. (Figs 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24,28) Female — Colour: Body black, whitish are: posterior margin of propodeum, trochanters and adjoining parts of coxae and femora, anterior aspects of tibiae of front four legs, basal 2/3 of metatibia. Tarsi of all legs infuscated. Wings hyaline, venation including costa, subcosta and stigma fuscous. Structure: Average length 8.5 mm. Antenna incrassate before apex, 1.8 x head width, flagellum with apical 6 segments laterally compressed, segments 3 and 4 as 5:4. Clypeus (Fig. 4) shallowly emarginate, labrum (Fig. 4) broader than long as 3:2 with rounded anterior margin, malar space linear, supraantennal pits double, not connected, size similar. LID:IDMO:EL = 1:1.2:1, POL:OCL:OOL = 1:1.4:2. Frontal area at level of eyes, median fovea in form of distinct pit above supraclypeal area, postocellar furrow absent, inter- and circumocellar furrows distinct; lateral furrows deep, excurved, ending well before hypothetical hind margin of head; postocellar area convex, longer than broad as 4:3, head insignificantly narrowing behind eyes. Hind wing with vein Ir-m joining. Rs away from junction with R+Sc. ICDTTD = 1:4, mesoscutellum subconvex, appendage ecarinate. Tarsal claw (Fig. 8) with subapical tooth slightly longer and distinctly stronger than apical one, basal lobe distinct; metabasitarsus longer than following 3 joints combined as 6:5, IATS:MB:OATS - 1:2.8:0.9. Ovipositor sheath as in Fig. 12 (lateral view) and Fig. 16 (dorsal view). Lancet (Fig. 28) having 6 serrulae. Sculpture: Head and thorax impunctate except posterior slope of mesoscutellum that bears dense, small, distinct, deep, pit-like punctures. Abdomen almost impunctate, subshining. Pubescence: Silvery, 0.6 x scape length. Male — Average length 7.5 mm. Similar to female. Genitalia: Penis valve (Fig. 20), gonoforceps (Fig. 24). Material examined—Holotype: Female, Meghalaya, Cheerapunji, 1450 m, 1.5.1993, coll. V. Vasu. Paratypes: 2 females, 7 males with same data as holotype (one female and one male are deposited in the HNHM); 1 female, 1 male, 26.5.1989, coll. M. S. Saini; 2 females, 29.4.1994, coll. V. Vasu; Smit, 1500 m, 2 females, 5.9.1993, coll. V. Vasu; Sikkim, Singtam, 1400 m, 2 males, 4.5.1995, coll. M. S. Saini; Phodong, 1500 m, 2 females, 1 male, 7.51995, coll. M. S. Saini; Himachal Pradesh, Chail, 2600 m, 1 male, 26.6.1994, coll. V. Vasu. Individual variations — All specimens alike. Distribution — India: Meghalaya, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh.