16. Idioscopus nitidulus (Walker, 1870)

Iassus nitidulus Walker, 1870: 322

Idiocerus nitidulus: Distant (1908: 136)

Idioscopus nitidulus: Maldonada Capriles (1973: 181)

Material examined: INDIA • 1♂ and 1♀ (4–5mm), Odisha, Gajapati, Aduba, near Harabhangi; 33719°28’41” N, 84°9’16” E; 25.V.2019; S Kushwaha and Party leg.; Regn. No.: H15-9986, H15- 3389987.

Diagnostic characters: Brown diffused smudge on pronotum. Scutellum golden brown and white posteriorly with basal triangles intersperse by the medial black macula. Oblique white mark on the forewing.

Distribution: India: Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and West Bengal. Elsewhere: Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

Remark: First record to the species.