Chrysilla volupe

2. Chrysilla volupe (Karsch, 1879) (Figures 4-6)

Material examined. Continent: Asia; country: Nepal; province: Bagmati; district: Chitwan; locality: Eastern sector, Chitwan National Park; habitat: grassland (near water bodies); elevation: 169 m asl; latitude: 27.5633N; longitude: 84.4929E; sampling protocol: aerial hand collection; sex: 1 female and 1 male.

Global distribution. Bhutan, India, Nepal (new record) and Sri Lanka.

Identification. Identification was based on the description of the male and female C. volupe by Caleb et al. (2018). Male: reddish orange carapace with pair of broad bluish iridescent transverse stripes, anterior eyes surrounded with reddish-orange orbital setae in the upper half and white orbital setae in the lower half; clypeus covered by bluish iridescent scales which diverge laterally, one branching below the lateral eyes almost reaching the posterior patch, the other runs along outer edge of the carapace. Female: greyish carapace with white rim; clypeus covered with reddish orange; anterior eyes with grey eyebrows.

Habitat notes. The male and female C. volupe were collected from grassland of Imperata cylindrica near the bank of Rapti River.