ABSTRACT
A new species ofTephritisLatreille,Tephritis himalayaeManeesh and Korneyev,sp. n.is described from the higher hills of Himachal Pradesh (India). The species was found breeding on the very common orchard weedCirsium falconeri(Hook.f.). The new species belongs to thehyoscyami-conuragroup of species and is very closely related toT. cardualisHardy. An identification key for the genusTephritisknown from the Indian subcontinent is given. In addition,Urophora terebrans(Loew), a Palearctic species, is recorded from the mid-hills of Himachal Pradesh, India. Illustrations for both species are given.
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Tephritidae , Animals , IndiaABSTRACT
A new species of genus Bactrocera Macquart, Bactrocera (Bactrocera) prabhakari Maneesh, Gupta & Hancock, sp. n., is described from Himachal Pradesh, Northern India, reared from Solanum khasianum Clarke commonly known as medicinal solanum or Dutch eggplant. This species resembles Bactrocera latifrons (Hendel) and an updated key to Indian fruit flies of subgenus Bactrocera Macquart is provided. Bactrocera yoshimotoi (Hardy) (= B. luteicinctuta Ito, syn. nov.) in newly recorded from Himachal Pradesh in northern India and variability in B. scutellaris (Bezzi) is discussed together with illustrations.
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Solanum , Tephritidae , Animals , Drosophila , IndiaABSTRACT
A new species of Bactrocera Macquart, Bactrocera (Bactrocera) divenderi Maneesh, Hancock and Prabhakar, sp. n., is described from Himachal Pradesh, Northern India and also recorded from Bhutan and northern Pakistan. It belongs to the B. (B.) nigrotibialis complex and a key to the complex is provided. Dacus (Mellesis) fletcheri Drew is newly recorded from India and records of B. (B.) invadens Drew, Tsuruta White from the Himalayan region are discussed.