. Bonner zoologische Beiträge : Herausgeber: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. Biology; Zoology. 258 Bonner zoologische Beiträge 51 (2003) , Ecological preferences The six species oí Lema have been collected trom the weed Coimnelina. In the Sector 8 Park of the Bhilai Township there are two species of Commelina, a spe- cies with narrow lanceolate leaves, growing along marshy edges of a pond (Fig. 6) and the other with broad leaves, growing in drier situations around the pond (Fig. 5). Members of the L. semifulva complex were specially numerous on the narrow
. Bonner zoologische Beiträge : Herausgeber: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. Biology; Zoology. 258 Bonner zoologische Beiträge 51 (2003) , Ecological preferences The six species oí Lema have been collected trom the weed Coimnelina. In the Sector 8 Park of the Bhilai Township there are two species of Commelina, a spe- cies with narrow lanceolate leaves, growing along marshy edges of a pond (Fig. 6) and the other with broad leaves, growing in drier situations around the pond (Fig. 5). Members of the L. semifulva complex were specially numerous on the narrow leaf Commeli- na species, and those of the L. coromandeliana com- plex on the broad leaf species of the weed. But either complex is not confined to its preferred zone as des- cribed above. Feeding pattern Only a small difference has been noted in the feeding pattern of the two complexes of Lema species (Figs. 7, 8, 9 and 10). In the L. semifulva complex the eaten away areas in leaves tend to be more longish and more marginal in location, and often they leave a thin mar- ginal thread in the leaf (indicated by arrows in Figs. 7 and 8). 4. DISCUSSION Results of the breeding experiments clearly suggest conspecificity of L. coromandeliana, L. praeiista, L. terminata and of L. maheensis on one hand, and of L. semifulva and L. tibiella on the other. That mem- bers of either of the two complexes be synonymised is supported by the aedeagal structure, ecological pre- ferences and feeding pattern of the "species", included in the two complexes. Considerable synonymisation of L. coromandeliana and related species has been done earlier. Schmitt (1988) has indicated synonymy oíL. coromandeliana and L. praeusta. In personal communication, dated 18"^ Nov. 1999, Michael Schmitt has informed that Francisco Monrós in 1959 (published in 1960) took decision to synonymise the following species: L. coro- mandeliana Fabricius, L. allardi Baly, L. binghami Jacoby, L. bretingham
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