Post-graduate School of Entomology, Fredrick Institute of Plant Protection and Toxicology, Padappai-601 301, Tamil Nadu (India).
Two new species of Agramma Stephens, viz., A. graminii sp. nov. on Chrysopogon verticillatus (Graminae), and A. therasii sp. nov. on undetermined shrub have been described as fourth and fifth species from India. A. graminii sp. nov. can be distinguished by the presence of median carina of the pronotum and the absence of a transverse band across the calli. Its smallness in size and triseriately areolate radial area and tetraseriately areolate discoidal area are other distinctive characters. A. themsii sp. nov. can be recognized by its more elongated body and the presence of uniseriately areolate paranotum; tetraseriately areolate radial area, uniseriately areolate median pronotal carina and by the feathery antennae. Afrotingis phanuelii sp. nov. on Acalypha alnifolia (Euphorbiaceae) is the lone representative of the genus Afrotingis Drake & Hill from India. Its distinctive characters include uniseriate paranotal expansion; narrow radial area and broadly expanded discoidal area. Two new species of Naochila Drake, viz., N. minuta sp. nov. on Cartmona microphylla (Lamk.) Don. (Boraginaceae), and N. nigra sp. nov. on Ehretia sp. (Boraginaceae) have been described as the third and fourth species of this genus from India. N. minuta sp. nov. can be recognized by its smallness in size, longer antennae; biseriate and triseriate areolations of the radial and discoidal areas, respectively. N. nigra sp. nov. can be differentiated by its largeness in size, longer antennae and triseriate areolations of the radial and discoidal areas.
