Birds of India - The New Synopsis

A complete checklist of bird species and subspecies found in India

Passeriformes (Perching Birds)

Pellorneidae (Small Babblers, Fulvettas and allies)

• Graminicola Jerdon, 1863 The birds of India; being a natural history of all the birds known to inhabit continental India: with descriptions of the species, genera, families, tribes, and orders, and a brief notice of such families as are not found in India, making it a manual of ornithology specially adapted for India 2, pt. 1 p.177 Graminicola bengalensis Jerdon, 1863; Type by monotypy
  • 970. Indian Grassbird Graminicola bengalensis Jerdon, 1863 [HB#1534]
    Original Description: Graminicola Bengalensis Jerdon, 1863 The birds of India; being a natural history of all the birds known to inhabit continental India: with descriptions of the species, genera, families, tribes, and orders, and a brief notice of such families as are not found in India, making it a manual of ornithology specially adapted for India 2, pt. 1 p.177 (Ganga)
    Alternative Names: Indian Grass Babbler; Rufous-rumped Grassbird/Rufous-rumped Grass Babbler/Large Grass Warbler (with G. striatus EL)
    Distribution: N Uttar Pradesh, SE Uttarakhand, N Bengal, Brahmaputra plains of Assam and adjoining Arunachal, Meghalaya, Cachar, and Manipur valley.
    Type Specimen: ZSI#35503 (Syntype).
    Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, MCZ, ROM, USNM, YPM
    IUCN: Near Threatened. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II.
  
  
• Gampsorhynchus Blyth, 1844 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 13 p.370 Gampsorhynchus rufulus Blyth, 1844; Type by monotypy
  • 971. White-hooded Babbler Gampsorhynchus rufulus Blyth, 1844 [HB#1347]
    Original Description: G[ampsorhynchus]. rufulus Blyth, 1844 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 13 p.371 (Darjeeling)
    Taxonomy: Includes ahomensis Koelz 1954 from Nichuguard, Naga hills.
    Alternative Names: White-headed Shrike Babbler
    Distribution: N Bengal (historical), Arunachal, Assam, Nagaland (historical at least), Meghalaya, Cachar, Manipur, and Mizoram.
    Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, ROM, USNM, YPM, TNHM
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    Notes: Sikkim (AR2001) record likely from N Bengal.
  
  
• Schoeniparus Hume, 1874 Stray Feathers 2 p. 449. Minla rufogularis Mandelli, 1873; Type by subsequent designation (Sharpe, 1883, Catalogue of the birds in the British Museum, 7, p.606)
  • 972. Yellow-throated Fulvetta Schoeniparus cinereus (Blyth, 1847) [HB#1378]
    Original Description: Minla cinerea Blyth, 1847 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 16 p.449 (Darjeeling)
    Taxonomy: Includes delacouri Yen 1936, suggested as a new name for cinerea Blyth.
    Alternative Names: Dusky Green Tit Babbler, Yellow-throated Tit Babbler
    Distribution: N Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal, Nagaland, Cachar, Manipur, and Mizoram.
    Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, YPM
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    Notes: Its presence in Khasi hills, Meghalaya (AR2001) not verified here.
  
  
  • 973. Rufous-winged Fulvetta Schoeniparus castaneceps (Hodgson, 1837)
    Alternative Names: Chestnut-headed Tit Babbler
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 973a. Schoeniparus castaneceps castaneceps (Hodgson, 1837) [HB#1379]
      Original Description: [Minla] Castaneceps Hodgson, 1837 The India Review and Journal of Foreign Science and the Arts 2 p.33
      Taxonomy: Includes garoensis Koelz 1951 from Tura Mountain, Garo hills, Meghalaya and wagstaffei Wynne 1954 (new name for brunneicauda Sharpe 1883) from Shillong, Meghalaya.
      Distribution: N Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Cachar, Manipur, and Mizoram.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, YPM
  
  
  • 974. Rufous-throated Fulvetta Schoeniparus rufogularis (Mandelli, 1873)
    Alternative Names: Red-throated Tit Babbler
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 974a. Schoeniparus rufogularis rufogularis (Mandelli, 1873) [HB#1386]
      Original Description: Minla Rufogularis Mandelli, 1873 Stray Feathers 1 p.416 (Bhutan Dooars, W Bengal)
      Distribution: N Bengal and lower Dafla hills - both historical
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1886.10.1.6200 (Holotype).
      Specimens: NHMUK, USNM
      Notes: No recent records from India, but occurs in Bhutan. Distribution in Dafla hills based on Godwin-Austen (1876, Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 45 (2): 82) who mentioned it as common at 900m and listed under this rather than collaris follows RA2012. No recent reports from Pakke, Nameri or lower Eaglenest.
    • 974b. Schoeniparus rufogularis collaris (Walden, 1874) [HB#1387]
      Original Description: Alcippe collaris Walden, 1874 The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser. 4, vol. XIV, N° 80 p.156 (Sadiya, Assam)
      Distribution: NE Arunachal and E Assam and historically from Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Manipur.
      Type Specimen: AMNH#590216 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, USNM, YPM
      Notes: Cachar report (AR2001) not verified but likely to be correct.
  
  
  • 975. Rusty-capped Fulvetta Schoeniparus dubius (Hume, 1874)
    Original Description: Proparus dubius Hume, 1874 Stray Feathers 2 p.447
    Alternative Names: Rufous-headed Tit Babbler
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 975a. Schoeniparus dubius mandellii (Godwin-Austen, 1876) [HB#1388]
      Original Description: Minla Mandellii Godwin-Austen, 1876 The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser. 4, vol. XVII, N° 97 p.33-34 (Naga hills, Assam)
      Taxonomy: Includes certus Koelz 1952 from Shillong Peak, Khasi hills.
      Distribution: E Arunachal from Udayak pass and Walong region, Upper Noa-Dihing valley (Vijoynagar region), Nagaland, Meghalaya, Cachar, Manipur, and Mizoram.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1895.7.14.1285 (Holotype).
      Specimens: NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, YPM
      Notes: Old records from Dafla hills Godwin-Austen (1876, Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 45 (2): 82) and Kobo (Baker 1913, Records of the Indian Museum 8 (3): 263) in Arunachal mentioned in AR2001 not evaluated. Baker's work p.273 (referenced in AR2001) does not have this species, but p.263 has Pellorneum mandelli (a Puff-throated Babbler P. ruficeps subspecies, as evident from the comparative text with P. r. minus) from Kobo, which could have been misinterpreted as this species due to the shared taxon name mandelli. However, Godwin-Austen had collected specimens from Dafla hills. RA2012 mentions 'several' records north of Brahmaputra from Bhutan to Arunachal, and recommends further study as an undescribed taxon might be involved. Other works, include Choudhury (2003, FT 19: 5), from Eaglenest.
  
  
• Pellorneum Swainson, 1832 Fauna Boreali-Americana; or the zoology of the northern parts of British America: containing descriptions of the objects of natural history collected on the late northern land expeditions under command of Captain Sir John Franklin, R.N. Part second, the birds 2(1831) p.487 Pellorneum ruficeps Swainson, 1832; Type by original designation
  • 976. Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps Swainson, 1832
    Alternative Names: Spotted Babbler
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 976a. Pellorneum ruficeps olivaceum Jerdon, 1839 [HB#1155]
      Original Description: P[ellorneum]. olivaceum Jerdon, 1839 Madras Journal of Literature and Science 10 no.25 p.255 (Thrissur, Kerala)
      Taxonomy: Palakkad gap, accepted for convenience in AR2001 as its northern limit is incorrect as it also occurs in forests in the Palakkad gap, contiguously to N Kerala – birds with identical richness in plumage found there as well. Leeward side of W Ghats including the spur hills like Nilgiris have the nominate subspecies. Includes granti Harington 1913 from Mynall, S Kerala.
      Distribution: SW India including Malabar region of Kerala.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, YPM
    • 976b. Pellorneum ruficeps ruficeps Swainson, 1832 [HB#1154]
      Original Description: Pellorneum ruficeps Swainson, 1832 Fauna Boreali-Americana; or the zoology of the northern parts of British America: containing descriptions of the objects of natural history collected on the late northern land expeditions under command of Captain Sir John Franklin, R.N. Part second, the birds 2(1831) p.487 (Coonoor, Nilgiris)
      Distribution: C and S Peninsular India from extreme S Rajasthan and E Gujarat, C Indian highlands of Madhya Pradesh, S Jharkhand, S W Bengal, Chhattisgarh, N Telangana, W Ghats south till N Kerala; Deccan hillocks and transition region in Karnataka Ghats, Wayanad, Nilgiris, Biligirirangans, Mysuru, and Bengaluru regions; further south in the leeward side of the W Ghats in Tamil Nadu including the outcrops of Palani and Varusanadu hills.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, ROM, USNM, YPM
    • 976c. Pellorneum ruficeps pallidum Abdulali, 1982
      Original Description: Pellorneum ruficeps pallidum Abdulali, 1982 Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 79 no.1 p.153 (Palkonda hills, Andhra)
      Taxonomy: As per Abdulali (1982, JBNHS 79 (1): 153), birds from Kurumbapatty at the base of Servarayan hills are intermediate between this and the nominate subspecies.
      Distribution: NE Ghats of Odisha, Andhra, E Telangana, CE Ghats from Nallamala to Tirumala, as well as SE Ghats till Servarayan and Kolli hills.
      Type Specimen: BNHS#1259 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, HYD
      Notes: Kolli hills population tentatively assumed this subspecies.
    • 976d. Pellorneum ruficeps punctatum (Gould, 1838) [HB#1152]
      Original Description: Cinclidia punctata Gould, 1838 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part V p.137 (Kalka, Haryana-Himachal border)
      Taxonomy: Includes jonesi Baker 1920 also from the same type locality.
      Distribution: Kashmir, Jammu, Himachal, adjoining Punjab and Haryana, and extending till about W Uttarakhand (Garhwal region).
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1855.12.19.391 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, USNM, YPM
    • 976e. Pellorneum ruficeps mandellii Blanford, 1871 [HB#1153]
      Original Description: Pellorneum Mandellii Blanford, 1871 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal p.216 (Sikkim)
      Distribution: W and E Uttarakhand (from Dehradun onwards), N Uttar Pradesh, N Bengal, Sikkim, W and C Assam, and adjoining Arunachal.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, ROM, USNM, YPM
    • 976f. Pellorneum ruficeps chamelum Deignan, 1947 [HB#1156]
      Original Description: Pellorneum ruficeps chamelum Deignan, 1947 Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 107 (14) p.6 (Gunjong, Assam)
      Taxonomy: Sometimes (see AR2001) included under mandelli Blanford 1871.
      Distribution: Meghalaya, Cachar, S Nagaland, Mizoram, and Tripura.
      Type Specimen: AMNH#588344 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, AMNH, FMNH, USNM, YPM
    • 976g. Pellorneum ruficeps pectorale Godwin-Austen, 1877 [HB#1157]
      Original Description: Pellorneum pectoralis Godwin-Austen, 1877 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Vol. 46, Part 2, N° 1 p.41-42 (Sadiya, Assam)
      Distribution: Mishmi hills; and presumably Siang and Lohit valley as well.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1895.7.14.1723 (Syntype).
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, USNM, YPM
    • 976h. Pellorneum ruficeps ripleyi Deignan, 1947 [HB#1158]
      Original Description: Pellorneum ruficeps ripleyi Deignan, 1947 Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 107 (14) p.7 (Margherita, Assam)
      Taxonomy: Sometimes (see AR2001) included under mandelli Blanford 1871.
      Distribution: E Assam, SE Arunachal, and N Naga hills.
      Type Specimen: AMNH#588323 (Holotype).
      Specimens: ZSI, NHMUK, AMNH, YPM
    • 976i. Pellorneum ruficeps vocale Deignan, 1951 [HB#1159]
      Original Description: Pellorneum ruficeps vocale Deignan, 1951 Postilla 7 p.2 (Kangla Tongbi, Manipur)
      Distribution: Manipur valley.
      Type Specimen: YPM#12007 (Holotype).
      Specimens: NHMUK, YPM
  
  
  • 977. Marsh Babbler Pellorneum palustre Gould, 1872 [HB#1160]
    Original Description: Pellorneum palustre Gould, 1872 The birds of Asia 3 pt24 pl.65, text (Cachar, Assam)
    Alternative Names: Marsh Spotted Babbler
    Distribution: Brahmaputra plains in C and E Assam as well as adjoining Arunachal along the Dibang valley.
    Type Specimen: NHMUK#1886.10.1.4925 (Holotype?).
    Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, AMNH, MCZ, USNM
    IUCN: Vulnerable. SoIB: High. WLPA: Schedule-I.
    Endemic: Assam Plains.
    Notes: Reports from Miri hills (Arunachal), Cachar, and Khasi hills (Meghalaya) in AR2001 not verified.
  
  
  • 978. Spot-throated Babbler Pellorneum albiventre (Godwin-Austen, 1877)
    Alternative Names: Brown Babbler
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 978a. Pellorneum albiventre albiventre (Godwin-Austen, 1877) [HB#1164]
      Original Description: Niornis albiventris Godwin-Austen, 1877 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 45 p.199 (Manipur valley)
      Taxonomy: Includes nagaensis Godwin-Austen 1877 from Naga hills.
      Distribution: SE Arunachal, E Assam, locally in C Assam south of Brahmaputra, Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Mizoram.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1895.7.14.1949 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, USNM, YPM
      Notes: Manipur and Cachar records in AR2001 not traced.
    • 978b. Pellorneum albiventre ignotum Hume, 1877 [HB#1165]
      Original Description: Pellorneum ignotum Hume, 1877 Stray Feathers Vol. 5, N° 3 & 4 p.334 (Sadiya, Assam)
      Distribution: W Assam (Manas), Arunachal and adjoining lowland Assam, and east till about Mishmi hills and Lohit valley.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1886.10.1.5311 (Syntype).
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, AMNH, YPM
  
  
  • 979. Buff-breasted Babbler Pellorneum tickelli Blyth, 1859
    Original Description: Pellornium Tickelli Blyth, 1859 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 28 p.414
    Alternative Names: Tickell's Babbler
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 979a. Pellorneum tickelli assamense (Sharpe, 1883) [HB#1166]
      Original Description: Drymocataphus assamensis Sharpe, 1883 Catalogue of the birds in the British Museum 7 p.552,557 (Dikrong valley, Assam)
      Taxonomy: Interestingly, Brachypteryx cryptica Ripley 1980 from Noa-Dihing river, Arunachal was in fact this species. Probably the name garoense Godwin-Austen 1874 may have priority (see Dickinson & Cibois 2010, British Ornithologists’ Club Occasional Publication 5 : 10); however, treated here as a synonym pending futher investigation.
      Distribution: W Assam (Manas), C Assam (Guwahati and Kaziranga region at least), E Assam, Arunachal from Dafla hills, Siang valley, Mishmi hills, Lohit valley, and Noa-Dihing valley, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Cachar, Manipur, and Mizoram.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1895.7.14.3398 (Syntype).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, USNM, YPM
  
  
• Laticilla Blyth, 1845 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 14 pt2 no.164 p.596 Eurycercus burnesii Blyth, 1844; Type by monotypy
  • 980. Swamp Grass Babbler Laticilla cinerascens (Walden, 1874) [HB#1532]
    Original Description: Eurycercus cinerascens Walden, 1874 The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser. 4, vol. XIV, N° 80 p. 156-157 (Dhubri, Border of Assam and West Bengal.)
    Taxonomy: Though treated as distinct from L. burnesii, the intermediate form nipalensis Baral et al. 2007 in lowland Nepal, described as more closer to this species, demands a relook at the species limits.
    Alternative Names: Swamp Prinia
    Distribution: Historically from W Assam (Dhubri) but mostly concentrated along the Brahmaputra and its tributaries in C and E Assam apart from pockets of E Arunachal.
    Type Specimen: NHMUK#1888.4.20.496 (Holotype).
    Specimens: NHMUK, AMNH, YPM
    IUCN: Endangered. SoIB: High. WLPA: Schedule-I.
    Endemic: Assam Plains.
    Notes: Reports from Cachar (AR2001) and Bihar (Munger) not evaluated; the latter report may also relate L. burnesii nipalensis found in the adjoining Koshi Tapu of Nepal (Baral et al. 2007, Danphe 16 (4): 2).
  
  
  • 981. Rufous-vented Grass Babbler Laticilla burnesii (Blyth, 1844)
    Alternative Names: Rufous-vented Prinia; Long-tailed Grass Babbler/Long-tailed Grass Warbler (with L. cinerascens)
    IUCN: Near Threatened. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-I.
    • 981a. Laticilla burnesii burnesii (Blyth, 1844) [HB#1531]
      Original Description: Eu[rycercus]. Burnesii Blyth, 1844 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 13 p.374
      Distribution: Indus plains, from W Jammu, W and C Punjab, NW Haryana (Sirsa region), and adjoining NW Rajasthan (Hanumangarh region). Locally in Dudhwa, Uttar Pradesh.
      Specimens: BNHS, FMNH
      Notes: See Sarkar et al. (2024, IB 20 (3): 85)
  
  
• Napothera Gray, 1842 Appendix to a list of the genera of birds Ed.2 Appendix p.8 Myiothera epilepidota Temminck, 1828; Type by original designation
  • 982. Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler Napothera epilepidota (Temminck, 1828)
    Original Description: Myiothera epilepidota Temminck, 1828 Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.74[=75] pl.448 fig.2
    Alternative Names: Small Wren Babbler
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 982a. Napothera epilepidota roberti (Godwin-Austen & Walden, 1875) [HB#1195]
      Original Description: Pnoepyga roberti Godwin-Austen & Walden, 1875 Ibis (3) 5 (18) p.252 (Chakha, Manipur)
      Distribution: Meghalaya, Cachar, Manipur, and Mizoram.
      Specimens: NHMUK, UMMZ, MCZ
      Notes: Report from Tripura not evaluated.
    • 982b. Napothera epilepidota guttaticollis (Ogilvie-Grant, 1895) [HB#1196]
      Original Description: Turdinulus guttaticollis Ogilvie-Grant, 1895 Ibis (7) 1 (4) p.432-433 (Miri hills, Arunachal)
      Distribution: Arunachal including Patkai hills, E Assam, and Nagaland.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1895.7.14.649 (Syntype).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, AMNH, MCZ, USNM, YPM
      Notes: Nagaland included in range as per RA2012 though AR2001 includes this under roberti.
  
  
  • 983. Long-billed Wren-Babbler Napothera malacoptila (Blyth, 1847) [HB#1193]
    Original Description: R[imator]. malacoptilus Blyth, 1847 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 16 p.155 (Darjeeling)
    Taxonomy: Includes amadoni Koelz 1954 from Mawphlang, Khasi hills, Meghalaya. Type specimen lost (Sclater 1892, Ibis 34 (1): 72).
    Distribution: N Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal, Nagaland, Meghalaya (historically), and Manipur (historically).
    Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, RBINS, UMMZ, MCZ, USNM
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    Notes: Its occurrence in Cachar and Mizoram as per AR2001 is probably correct though there are no recent reports.
  
  
• Malacocincla Blyth, 1845 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 14 p.600 Malacocincla abbotti Blyth, 1845; Type by monotypy
  • 984. Abbott's Babbler Malacocincla abbotti Blyth, 1845
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 984a. Malacocincla abbotti abbotti Blyth, 1845 [HB#1167]
      Original Description: M[alacocincla]. Abbotti Blyth, 1845 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 14 p.601
      Taxonomy: Includes amabilis Koelz 1952 from Nichuguard, Naga hills.
      Distribution: W Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, adjoining Arunachal, and all NE hill states.
      Specimens: ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, USNM, YPM
    • 984b. Malacocincla abbotti krishnarajui Ripley & Beehler, 1985
      Original Description: Malacocincla abbotti krishnarajui Ripley & Beehler, 1985 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 105 (2) p.67 (Pedavalasa, Visakhapatnam district)
      Distribution: NE Ghats from N Odisha till NE Andhra.
      Type Specimen: USNM#585181 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, USNM
  
  
• Gypsophila Oates, 1883 A handbook to the birds of British Burmah, including those found in the adjoining state of Karennee 1 p. 61. Turdinus crispifrons Blyth, 1855; Type by monotypy
  • 985. Streaked Wren-Babbler Gypsophila brevicaudata (Blyth, 1855)
    Original Description: T[urdinus]. brevicaudatus Blyth, 1855 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 24 p.272
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 985a. Gypsophila brevicaudata striata (Walden, 1871) [HB#1194]
      Original Description: Turdinus striatus Walden, 1871 The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser. 4, vol. VII, N° 39 p.241 (Cherrapunji, Khasi hills, Meghalaya)
      Taxonomy: Include naphaea Koelz 1954 from Sangau, Mizo hills.
      Distribution: NE Arunachal, E Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Cachar, Manipur, and Mizoram.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1888.4.20.1138 (Syntype).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH