Two new species of Platensina Enderlein (Diptera, Tephritidae, Tephritinae, Dithrycini) from India

By

David, K. Jacob
Hancock, D L
Sachin, K.
Gracy, R. G.
Salini, Santhamma

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-4-6

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1092

Pages

123--146

Subjects

identification key , Ludwigia , Meghalaya , Onagraceae , Platensinina , south India

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1092.80645

 

Abstract

Two new species of Platensina Enderlein, P. rabbanii David & Hancock, sp. nov., and P. flavistigma David & Hancock, sp. nov., are described from Meghalaya and southern India, respectively. Platensina rabbanii can be differentiated from P. alboapicalis Hering by the presence of a single hyaline indentation in cell r1 and the apical hyaline band in cell r2+3 restricted to the apex; P. flavistigma differs from P. quadrula Hardy by the presence of a yellow/fulvous pterostigma and shape of the epandrium. DNA barcode sequences of P. acrostacta (Wiedemann), P. flavistigma and P. platyptera Hendel were obtained and reported. Postabdominal descriptions and illustrations of P. acrostacta, P. platyptera and P. zodiacalis (Bezzi) are also provided along with keys to all 23 species and the 7 known from India.