Table 1 Character matrix distinguishing between bilahari species group and manavati species group of Sparasion

Sparasion bilahari species group

 1.

S. albopilosellus (Figs. 16 and 18A)

M

-

smooth

--

3

upcurved

black

orange (except mid and hind coxae)

 2.

S. bhairavi (Figs. 1 and 18B)

F

+

smooth

1

3

upcurved

brown

xanthic

 3.

S. bhupali (Figs. 2 and 18C)

F

+

smooth

0.9

2

upcurved

yellow

xanthic

 4.

S. bihagi (Figs. 3 and 18D)

F

+

smooth

1

3

upcurved

yellow brown

xanthic

 5.

S. bilahari (Figs. 4 and 18E)

F

+

smooth

0.7

3

upcurved

brown and yellow

xanthic

 6.

S. coconcus (Figs. 18G and 24)

F

+

smooth

1.1 based on original paper

3

upcurved

brown

xanthic

 7.

S. darbari (Figs. 18J and 28)

F

+

smooth

1

3

upcurved

brown

xanthic

 8.

S. deepaki (Figs. 18K and 29)

F

+

smooth

1.4

3

upcurved

black

xanthic

 9.

S. domes (Fig. 30)

M

+

smooth

2

not observable^b

black

xanthic

 10.

S. elbakyanae (Figs. 31 and 18L)

F

+

smooth

1

3

upcurved

orange brown

xanthic

 11.

S. hindoli (Figs. 34 and 33B)

F

+

smooth

1.2

3

upcurved

black and brown

xanthic

 12.

S. kalyani (Figs. 33C and 35)

F

+

smooth

1.1

3

upcurved

black and brown

xanthic

 13.

S. kanakangi (Figs. 33D and 37)

F

+

smooth

1.4

3

upcurved

black and brown

xanthic

 14.

S. micromerus (Fig. 45)

M

+

smooth

NA^c

3

not observable^b

brown

xanthic

 15.

S. vanaspati (Figs. 46G and 48)

M

+

smooth

NA^c

3

upcurved

brown-black

xanthic

 16.

S. visvambari (Figs. 46H and 49)

M

+

smooth

NA^c

3

upcurved

brown-black

xanthic

 17.

S. zeelafi (Figs. 46I and 50)

M

+

smooth

NA^c

3

upcurved

brown-black

xanthic

Sparasion manavati species group

 18.

S. cellularis (Figs. 18F and 22)

F

-

dsp^e

2.4

1

straight

steel blue

brown-black

 19.

S. coeruleus (Figs. 18H, 25 and 26)

M, F

-

dsp^e

4.5

1

straight

steel blue

brown-black

 20.

S. cullaris (Figs. 18I and 27)

F

Not visible in image^d

dsp^e

2.5 text

1

straight

steel blue

brown-black

 21.

S. formosus (Figs. 32 and 33A)

M

-

dsp^e

NA^c

1

straight

steel blue

brown-black

 22.

S. karivadana (Figs. 33E and 38)

F

-

ssp^f

1.2

1

upcurved

steel green blue

brown-black

 23.

S. manavati (Figs. 33G and 41)

F

-

dsp^e

3.7

1

straight

steel green blue

brown-black

 24.

S. meghmalhari (Figs. 33H and 43)

F

-

dsp^e

2.9

1

straight

steel blue

brown-black

 25.

S. pahadi (Figs. 5 and 33I)

F

-

dsp^e

2.2

1

straight

steel blue

brown-black

 26.

S. philippinensis (Figs. 6 and 33J)

F

-

dsp^e

3.2

1

straight

steel blue

brown-black

 27.

S. ratnangi (Figs. 7 and 33L)

F

-

dsp^e

3.3

1

straight

steel blue

brown-black

 28.

S. rupavati (Figs. 8 and 33K)

F

-

dsp^e

2.6

1

straight

steel blue

brown-black

 29.

S. salagami (Figs. 9 and 33M)

F

-

dsp^e

3.4

1

straight

steel blue

brown-black

 30.

S. shulini (Figs. 10 and 46A)

F

-

dsp^e

2.2

1

straight

steel blue

brown-black

 31.

S. sinensis (Figs. 11 and 46B)

F

-

dsp^e

2.8

1

straight

steel blue

brown-black

 32.

S. sivaranjini (Figs. 12 and 46C)

F

-

dsp^e

2.8

1

straight

steel blue-green

brown-black

 33.

S. syamalangi (Figs. 13 and 46D)

F

-

dsp^e

2.5

1

straight

steel green-blue

brown-black

 34.

S. todi (Figs. 14 and 46E)

F

-

dsp^e

2.2

1

straight

steel blue

brown-black

 35.

S. travancoricus (Figs. 15 and 46F)

F

-

dsp^e

1

straight

steel green-blue

brown-black

Other

 36.

S. lividus (Figs. 33F and 40)

M

-

dsp^e

NA

0

straight

steel green-blue

Orange