Subfamily Mantispinae Enderlein, 1910 (Insecta: Neuroptera) in India Author Kaur, Simarjit 0000-0003-1280-0550 Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, Kolkata, (W. B.), India- 700053 & PostGraduate Department of Zoology, Postgraduate Government College for Girls, Sector- 11, Chandigarh- 160011 & simarjit 485 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 1280 - 0550 simarjit485@gmail.com Author Pandher, Manpreet Singh Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, Kolkata, (W. B.), India- 700053 Author Chandra, Kailash 0000-0001-9076-5442 Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, Kolkata, (W. B.), India- 700053 & kailash 611 @ rediffmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 9076 - 5442 kailash611@rediffmail.com Author Dubey, Anil Kumar 0000-0003-0831-9780 Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Haddo, Port Blair, India- & anil. 2 kd @ gmail. com; http: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 0831 - 9780 anil.2kd@gmail.com text Zootaxa 2021 2021-11-17 5068 3 355 377 journal article 3478 10.11646/zootaxa.5068.3.2 2578a05f-0fae-474e-89af-8d5988121993 1175-5326 5706805 CCB28755-36EF-4A68-A042-A4C54B8A74F0 17. Mantispilla indica (Westwood, 1852) Mantispa indica (Westwood, 1852: 268.) ( Figs. 42–43 ) FIGS. 34–41. Mantispidae spp. Eumantispa pseudoharmandi Yang and Liu : 34, habitus, dorsal view; 35, head and thorax, dorsal. Eumantispa rugicollis (Navás) : 36, head and thorax, dorsal view. Eumantispa tibetana C.-k. Yang: 37, habitus, dorsal view; 38, head and thorax, dorsal view. Mantispilla coorgensis Ohl, 2004a: 39 , habitus, dorsal view; 40, head and thorax, dorsal view; 41, foreleg, left lateral view. FIGS. 42–47. Mantispidae spp. Mantispilla indica Westwood : 42, habitus, dorsal view; 43, head and thorax, lateral view. Mantispilla lineolata Westwood : 44, habitus, dorsal view; 45, head and thorax, dorsal view. Necyla sacra Navás : 46, habitus, dorsal view; 47, head and thorax, dorsal view. Material examined. Chhattisgarh : Bilaspur , Chhaparwa Rest House , 17.vii.2004 , ( A. Singh ), 1 female ; Jalda road forest, 21.vii.2004 ( A. Singh ), ( NZSI ), 1 female ; Achanakmar Rest House , 23.vii.2005 ( A. Singh ), ( NZSI ), 1 female . Himachal Pradesh : Andretta , Punjabi University Guest House , 10.vi.2019 ( Pathania & party), ( NZSI ), 2 females . West Bengal : Darjeeling , Pashok , 11.v.1916 ( L.C. Hartless ), ( NZSI ), 2 females . Bangladesh : Gopalganj , Village Lakhsmipur , 10.viii.1982 (D. R . Maulik), ( NZSI ), 1 male and 1 female ; Dist. Faridpur, 11.viii.1982 (D. R . Maulik), ( NZSI ), 1 male ; 12.viii.1982 (D. R . Maulik), ( NZSI ), 1 female . Distribution: Eastern China ( Jiangsu , Shanghai , Taiwan) , Nepal , Sri Lanka , Bangladesh , Vietnam , India ( Assam , Chhattisgarh , Karnataka , Kerala , Meghalaya , Sikkim , West Bengal , Western Himalayas). Remarks. This is the one of the most widely distributed species of Mantispilla . l Variations in body color have also been observed in this species.