Four new species of Zeugodacus Hendel (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacinae, Dacini) and new records of dacines from India

By

Jacob, David
Venkateshaiah, Abhishek
Ningthoujam, Kennedy
Ajayakumara, K. M.
Gracy, Ramasamy Gandhi
Bhutia, Hissay Cheday

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1188

Pages

1--26

Subjects

Arunachal Pradesh , cue lure , dacines , fruit fly , Meghalaya , Shimla , zingerone

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1188.114031

 

Abstract

Four new species of Zeugodacus Hendel are described from India viz., Zeugodacus momordicae David & Ajaykumara, sp. nov. from Arunachal Pradesh infesting male flower buds of Momordica dioica, Zeugodacus nasivittatus David & Abhishek, sp. nov. from Meghalaya, Zeugodacus (Sinodacus) sinuvittatus David & Abhishek, sp. nov. from Himachal Pradesh and Zeugodacus (Zeugodacus) umiam David & Kennedy, sp. nov. from Meghalaya. An illustrated key to all species of Zeugodacus from India is also included. Bactrocera (Parazeugodacus) abbreviata (Hardy) and Dacus (Mellesis) vijaysegarani Drew & Hancock are recorded for the first time from India.