The Isometopinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) of India and Sri Lanka: A Review of the Subfamily, with Descriptions of Six New Species Author Yeshwanth, H. M. 0000-0002-5104-3401 Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru 560 065, India. Author Chérot, F. 0000-0001-7918-7012 Département de l’Etude du Milieu Naturel et Agricole, Service Public de Wallonie, Gembloux, BE- 5030, Belgium. frederic. cherot @ spw. wallonie. be; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 7918 - 7012 frederic.cherot@spw.wallonie.be Author Henry, T. J. 0000-0002-0653-7728 Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, c / o National Museum of Natural History, MRC- 168, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013 - 7013 USA. text Zootaxa 2021 2021-01-07 4903 2 151 193 journal article 7964 10.11646/zootaxa.4903.2.1 37ab0d60-c931-4718-b85a-00d5087fca50 1175-5326 4422874 339B8883-E0FA-4310-968B-81E7AAC76376 Paloniella parallela Yasunaga & Hayashi, 2002 ( Figs. 3A , 6I , 21 A–E) Paloniella parallela Yasunaga & Hayashi, 2002: 98–99 (as new species, DV); Schuh 2002 –2013 (online catalogue). Diagnosis . Recognised by uniformly brown coloration, parallel sided head, and ovate body. Dorsum uniformly punctate, densely covered by shiny setae. Antennal segment I pale brown; basal and apical third dark brown; segment II dark brown, pale medially; segment III and IV pale brown. Labium brown, extending to apex of hind coxa. Mesoscutum basally dark brown. Scutellum with dark brown spot toward apex. Legs pale brown; all femora swollen; hind femur greatly enlarged; tarsi two segmented. Detailed measurements in Table 1 . Material examined . INDIA : 4♀ , Karnataka , Chikkaballapura , Nandi Hills , 13 ° 22.320’N , 77 ° 741.108’ E , 1443m , 5.v.2011 , Yeshwanth, H. M. leg, ex: bark of Grewia sp .; 7♀ , Chikkaballapura , Nandi Hills , 13 ° 38’N , 77 ° 70 E , 1478m , 18.vii.2015 , Yeshwanth, H. M. leg, ex: bark of Grewia sp . Distribution . India ( Karnataka ) and Japan Biology . Nymphs and adults were collected on the bark of Grewia sp. ( Malvaceae ) covered with lichens ( Figs. 21 A–E). Although this species has been observed by the first author every year since 2015, only females have been found so far.