Netelia (Paropheltes) guptai Kaur & Jonathan 1979

Netelia (Paropheltes) guptai Kaur & Jonathan, 1979 Figs 6 B, 9, 17E – G Netelia (Paropheltes) guptai Kaur & Jonathan, 1979: 201. Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from other species of subgenus Paropheltes in having the combination of the following characters: fore wing cell AA with setal band broad; propodeum with striation and sublateral crest strong; gonostyle with pad vestigial, located medially and projected dorso-basally, forming weak membranous overhang; submarginal spine absent; brace shorter than half of gonostyle length apical to ventral apex of basivolsella; head ground coloration yellowish white, and mesosoma orange with yellowish white marking on mesoscutum (lateral margin and area between the lateral and median lobes) and scutellum (about posterior 0.3). Non-type material. Taiwan – Nantou County • 1 ♂; Xingyi Township, Tatajia, Tai- 18 th highway 100.5 k, 23.480555°N, 120.852519°E; 16.VI.2020; light trap; C. - L. Huang leg.; GenBank: PV 910503 (COI); Sample ID: CHP 00519; Voucher: NMNS ENT 8951-9. 1 ♂; Ren’ai Township, Meifeng; 15–22.V.1979; Malaisetrap; Unknown collector; Voucher: TARI Net 2. 3 ♂♂; ibid, 15–22.XI.1979; Voucher: TARI Net 3 –5. 1 ♂; Lugu (‘ Luku’) Township; Sitou Observatory; 20–21.IX.2006; Mercury Light; Chan, Lan, Liang, Wu, Hung leg.; Voucher: NMNS ENT 5347-264. – Chiayi County • 4 ♂♂; Alishan Township, Alishan, Tai- 18 th Highway 82.1 k, 23.496638°N, 120.784629°E; 17.VI.2020; light trap; C. - L. Huang leg.; GenBank: PV 910504 – PV 910507 (COI); Sample ID: CHP 00853 –854, 856–857; Voucher: NMNS ENT 8951-15, 8951-16 (CHP 00853 –854), KPMNH (CHP 00856 –857). Redescription based on Taiwanese specimens. Measurements were based on 6 males. Male. Head (Figs 9 A – C): vertex and frons matt and smooth; face and clypeus polished and strongly punctate with setae; HW / HL = 1.7–2.1 (1.88 ± 0.12); lateral ocelli touching eyes, OD = 0.2–0.3 (0.30 ± 0.03) mm, POL / OD = 0.3–0.4 (0.38 ± 0.05); occipital carina present but absent dorsally; face FW / FH = 1.1–1.2 (1.11 ± 0.05); clypeus CLW / CLH = 1.8–2.1 (1.96 ± 0.08), ventral margin truncated; malar space with MSL / BMW = 0.2–0.3 (0.26 ± 0.03); gena GOI = 3.1–4.1 (3.47 ± 0.41); flagellum with 42–45 segments, 1 st flagellomere 1.3–1.6 (1.36 ± 0.12) × as long as 2 nd flagellomere, 3.4–5.5 (4.00 ± 0.75) × as long as wide. Mesosoma (Figs 9 D, E): pronotum polished and entirely rugose-striate; mesoscutum, scutellum, and mesopleuron polished and evenly punctate; pronotum with epomia present; mesoscutum MSSL / MSSW = 1.2–1.4 (1.29 ± 0.07), with notaulus present on about anterior 0.6; scutellum SCL / SCW = 1.4–1.7 (1.56 ± 0.11), with lateral carina present on anterior 0.3; propodeum evenly and minutely punctate on about anterior 0.2, with strong rugose-transverse striae posteriorly, sublateral crest strong and almost connected dorsally. Wings (Fig. 9 F): fore wing length 9.4–10.7 (9.87 ± 0.46) mm; 3 rs-m present, areolet medium-sized and anteriorly pointed; 2 rs-m and abscissa between 2 rs-m and 2 m-cu in obtuse angle; RMI = 0.7–1.1 (0.86 ± 0.12); ramulus absent; 1 cu-a slightly curved and vertical, far distad to M & RS with BNI = 0.7–1.0 (0.83 ± 0.14); cell AA with setal band broad and parallel-sided; AA down-curved on middle; hind wing with distal 5–6 hamuli; NI = 0.3–0.4 (0.33 ± 0.03). Legs: fore tibial spur 0.3–0.4 (±) × as long as 1 st tarsomere; fore 1 st tarsomere 14.3–18.8 (17.51 ± 1.81) × as long as wide, 1.6–1.7 (1.66 ± 0.04) × as long as 2 nd; fore tarsal claw with 19–20 pectens; hind 1 st tarsomere 12.3–14.1 (13.06 ± 0.70) × as long as wide, 1.8–2.0 (1.91 ± 0.07) × as long as 2 nd; hind tarsal claw normal, with 13–15 pectens. Metasoma (Figs 17 E – G): T 1 4.2–5.2 (4.69 ± 0.36) × as long as posterior width, 1.5–1.9 (1.66 ± 0.12) × as long as T 2; abdominal sternum IX HPW / HPL = 0.9–1.0 (0.92 ± 0.02), posteriorly strongly convex with weak notch medially; gonostyle small and apically rounded, with submarginal spine absent, GSWB / GSL = 0.5 (0.49 ± 0.04), pad vestigial, located medially and projected dorso-basally, forming weak membranous overhang; brace shorter than half of gonostyle length apical to ventral apex of basivolsella; gonossiculus long and slender, broad apically and pointed ventrally; basivolsella with patch of sparse and short seta; penisvalva PVL / GSL = 0.5–0.6 (0.55 ± 0.04), volviceps with dorsal margin about 0.8 length of ventral margin, broad apically, valvura straight and slender. Coloration (Figs 6 B, 7): head yellowish white, except frons, middle of face, and occiput orange; mesosoma orange, except lateral margin and area between lateral and median lobes of mesoscutum, posterior 0.3 of scutellum, dorso-anterior corner of mesopleuron yellowish white; wings hyaline, with wing vein blackish brown and pterostigma yellowish brown; legs orange; metasoma orange. Female. Taiwanese specimens not examined. Described in Kaur and Jonathan (1979). Distribution. India (Himachal Pradesh [type locality], Uttar Pradesh (Kaur and Jonathan 1979)), Taiwan (new record: Nantou, Chiayi). Bionomics. Unknown. Remarks. Although the type locality of this species, India, is far from Taiwan, the Taiwanese specimens were identified as this species based on the structure of the male genitalia and the color pattern (details as per Diagnosis section), which agree with the original description (Kaur and Jonathan 1979) without distinct variation observed. This species is the only species of N. (Paro.) guptai species group based on the classification of Kaur and Jonathan (1979).