Abstract
Twenty-five species of the genus Indomias Marshall (1941) (Curculionidae, Entiminae) known from India are revised. Their taxonomic characters and economic importance are discussed. The previously known species of Indomias are redescribed, while fourteen new species are also described: I. ajaykumari sp. nov., I. albizziae sp. nov., I. dubeyi sp. nov., I. kriparami sp. nov., I. maicykuttyae sp. nov., I. mangalai sp. nov., I. marshalli sp. nov., I. mayarami sp. nov., I. menoni sp. nov., I. premlali sp. nov., I. rajendrani sp. nov., I. ramakrishnani sp. nov., I. sharanagoudai sp. nov., and I. yercaudensis sp. nov.. A new species of Sympiezomias (Faust, 1887) from India, S. subserratipes sp. nov., is also described. Annotated checklists of the species of Indomias, Sympiezomias and Burmotragus (Marshall, 1941) are given. A key to the species of Indomias is provided.References
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