Plautia crossota

Plautia crossota (Dallas 1851) (Fig. 1b) Material examined: India: Jharkhand, Saraikela Kharsawan, Dalma WLS, Rugri village, 22.856˚N, 86.1621˚ E, 10.07.2021, 1 ♂, Chitra. J and Party. Distribution in India: Andaman and Nicobar Is, Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal. (Atkinson 1887, Azim 2011, Chakraborty et al., 1994, Chatterjee 1934, Distant 1902, Ferrari 2009, Hegde 1995, Mathew 1986, Salini 2006), Jharkhand (new record). Distribution outside India: Afghanistan, China, Japan, Gambia to Sudan, Madagascar,Yemen (Rider 2006). Remarks: This species has been recorded for the first time from Jharkhand.