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

Karamankodu Jacob David; Venkateshaiah Abhishek; Ningthoujam Kennedy; K M Ajaykumara; R G Gracy; Cheday Bhutia Hissay

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1188.114031

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

Zookeys. 2024 Jan 3:1188:1-26. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1188.114031. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Karamankodu Jacob David¹, Venkateshaiah Abhishek², Ningthoujam Kennedy³, K M Ajaykumara⁴, R G Gracy¹, Cheday Bhutia Hissay³

Affiliations

¹ National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru-560024, Karnataka, India National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources Bengaluru India.
² Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences Shivamogga India.
³ College of Post-Graduate Studies in Agricultural Sciences, CAU (Imphal), Umiam-793103, Meghalaya, India College of Post-Graduate Studies in Agricultural Sciences Umiam India.
⁴ College of Horticulture and Forestry, CAU (Imphal), Pasighat-791102, Arunachal Pradesh, India College of Horticulture and Forestry Pasighat India.

Abstract

Four new species of Zeugodacus Hendel are described from India viz., Zeugodacusmomordicae David & Ajaykumara, sp. nov. from Arunachal Pradesh infesting male flower buds of Momordicadioica, Zeugodacusnasivittatus 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.

Keywords: Arunachal Pradesh; Meghalaya; Shimla; cue lure; dacines; fruit fly; zingerone.

Karamankodu Jacob David, Venkateshaiah Abhishek, Ningthoujam Kennedy, K. M. Ajaykumara, R. G. Gracy, Cheday Bhutia Hissay.