Acroceratitis histrionica

Acroceratitis histrionica (de Meijere) (Figures 23 d−28d) Chelyophora histrionica Meijere, 1914: 205. Acroceratitis histrionica: Hardy, 1973: 227; Hancock & Drew, 1999:649: David et al., 2014: 417. Material examined: 2♀♀, 1♂ INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore, Hebbal, 10.vii.2013, David, K.J.; 1♂ same data as previous except date 31.vii.2013; 1♀ 2.ii.2013; 1♀ 14.ii.2013; 1♀, 3.i.2013; 1♂ 27.vii.2013 (NIM). Diagnosis: It is similar to A. tomentosa but can be separated by a mostly black scutellum without apical spots and fuscous mid and hind femora. Epandrium dark brown to black, lateral surstylus fulvous and broad, much longer than epandrium, proctiger twice as high as epandrium densely covered with fine hairs (Figs. 23d, 24d). Phallus short (1.12 mm long) with developed glans, glans of phallus stout, triangular, basal lobe present, subapical lobe absent (Fig. 25d). Oviscape short (1.06 mm long), dorsoventrally flattened, 12−14 finger-like projections (Fig. 27d) on distal end of eversible membrane short (1.16 mm), 2 tightly coiled black spermathecae (Fig. 28d), aculeus tip (1.12 mm long) with broadly pointed apex and four pairs of preapical setae (Fig. 26d). Comments: It was originally described from Java by Meijere (1914) and illustrated by Hardy (1973).