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Two new species of Platensina Enderlein (Diptera, Tephritidae, Tephritinae, Dithrycini) from India
K J David1, D L Hancock2, K Sachin1
1National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru-560024, Karnataka, India National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources Bangalore India.
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. Platensinarabbanii 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.
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