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Rhagodima cf. nigrocincta

Cincta (cinctus, cinctum) in latin means "surrounded by". So the portmanteau "nigrocincta" can mean "surrounding by black color". This might refer to colors and patterns on the abdomen of this species. Or it may not refer to black patches on some legs which does not form full circle/ring as in R. Annulata.

But these informations are not clear to me as per the description by Henry Meyners Bernard who described the species as Rhax nigrocincta along with Rhax Howesii (currently assigned as Rhagodes melanopygus). Another information I can find is that as per Simon's 1885 description R. annulata has body length of 18mm and as per Bernard's description of R. nigrocincta is around 1.25 to 2 inches. T̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶p̶e̶c̶i̶m̶e̶n̶ ̶w̶e̶ ̶s̶a̶w̶ ̶w̶a̶s̶ ̶a̶r̶o̶u̶n̶d̶ ̶1̶.̶2̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶1̶.̶5̶ ̶i̶n̶c̶h̶e̶s̶ ̶l̶o̶n̶g̶.̶ (The specimen was just 2 cms long after I re-checked the video where it climbed to my friend's hand. Videograb is attached as last photo.)

Henry Meyners Bernard's 1894 article on the species called "On two new species of Rhax. Journal of Linnean Soicety London" can be read here: https://ww.rcin.org.pl/dlibra/publication/88759/edition/67942/content?ref=struct

The illustrations on the book has been digitized and uploaded to Wiki Commons over here:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhagodima_nigrocincta.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhagodima_nigrocincta_cutted.jpg

Comparing the images above I can see similar black patches on the legs. Also the white moustache pattern has good resemblance on the individual. But I don't see the spurs specified in illustrations.

Note: I am not conforming on the species level identification here. I have just added my notes here for future reference for anybody who wants to take this subject for research.

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Many thanks to Shrikant Ingalhalikar for the ID.

commonly known as: Dalzell's walnut • Kannada: ಕಾಮಟ್ಟಿ kamatti • Konkani: मैदो लकडी maido lakdi • Marathi: कामट्टी kamatti

Names compiled / updated at Names of Plants in India

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/14576518844/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/14391866947/

Many thanks to Dr Ravi Chandran for the genus ID ... facebook.
Many thanks to Dr. E.S. Santhosh Kumar for the ID ... efloraofindia.

This species is newly described - Croton chakrabartyi Dhabak & Nandikar ... albeit it was always mistaken for Croton gibsonianus Nimmo ... until Dr Mayur Nandikar and his team rediscovered the real Croton gibsonianus after 170 years from the type locality in Maharashtra.

commonly known as: Chakrabarty's croton

Names compiled / updated at Names of Plants in India.

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