Division of Entomology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore-641 046 (India).
*Present address: Department of Entomoligy, Fredrick Institute of Plant Protection and Toxicology (FIPPAT) PADAPPAI-601 301, Tamil Nadu (India).
Platerus bhavanii sp. nov. has been described from southern India. This species can be readily recognised from P. pilcheri Dist by the sericeous punctations of the posterior lobe of pronotum; lateral longitudinal dark fascia of the anterior lobe; unstriped condition of the femora and tibiae; and also by the expanded condition of the sixth abdominal segment.
