Euphranta Loew, 1862

David, K. J., Hancock, D. L., Sankararaman, H., Sachin, K. & Sudhir, Singh, 2020, A new species of Euphranta Loew (Diptera: Tephritidae: Trypetinae: Adramini) from India, Zootaxa 4868 (4), pp. 584-590 : 585

Key to species of Euphranta Loew from India (modified after David and Singh, 2015)

1. Wing fully hyaline with a faint transverse band along crossvein dm-cu ( David et al., 2013: fig. 23)............................................................................................. E. hyalipennis David & Freidberg

- Wing with either dark transverse bands or with apical black patch.............................................. 2

2. Wing with apical half dark brown to black with or without hyaline markings...................................... 3

- Wing with prominent transverse bands.................................................................... 4

3. Wing with hyaline band extending from cell r 1 just beyond pterostigma to posterior margin diagonally, then curving anteriorly to reach cell r 4+5; large apical brown patch with longitudinal hyaline band in cell r 2+3 ( David et al., 2013: fig. 56)............................................................................................ E. klugii (Wiedemann)

- Wing with subcostal band continued as costal band and a preapical brown patch covering crossveins dm-cu and r-m ( David et al., 2013: fig. 71)............................................................... E. macularis (Wiedemann)

4. Apex of cell r 4+5 without hyaline spot; subapical band over crossvein dm-cu fading and merging with anterior yellow fumose area ( David et al., 2013: fig. 16)............................................................ E. diffusa David

- Apex of cell r 4+5 with hyaline spot and devoid of yellow fumose area............................................ 5

5. Wing with a hyaline V-shaped marking extending from anterior margin to cell cu 1 ( David et al., 2013: fig. 70)........................................................................................... E. lemniscata (Enderlein)

- Wing with straight or curved transverse bands, never forming hyaline V-shaped marking............................. 6

6. Face wholly fulvous or slightly fuscous towards oral margin................................................... 7

- Face wholly black, black towards oral margin, or with spots along antennal groove................................ 11

7. Wing with a V-shaped black band connected to subapical band ( Fig. 7 )............................................................... ........................................................................ E. siruvani David, Hancock & Sankararaman , sp. n.

- Wing without a V-shaped black band...................................................................... 8

8. Wing predominantly hyaline with one or two transverse bands.................................................. 9

- Wing not predominantly hyaline, with three to four crossbands or apical three-fourths dark brown to black with hyaline indentations.............................................................................................. 10

9. All femora yellow, wing predominantly hyaline, discal band narrowed to end before or at crossvein r-m ( David et al., 2013: fig. 65).................................................................................. E. cassiae (Munro)

- Forefemur with apical one-third black, wing with discal band reaching cell dm (David and Singh., 2015: fig. 15)................................................................................... E. pseuodcassiae David & Singh

10. Wing hyaline with four discontinuous transverse bands ( David et al., 2013: figs 66-69)............... E. crux (Fabricius)

- Wing hyaline only in basal quarter; apical three-fourths dark brown to black except hyaline indentations in cell r 1 that end at vein R 4+5, in cell cu 1 that extend into cell dm and at apex of cell r 4+5 ( David et al., 2013: fig. 72)..................................................................................................... E. notabilis (van der Wulp)

11. Face wholly black; scutum and abdomen shiny black; wing with four discontinuous, transverse bands ( Bezzi, 1913:, fig. 35)..................................................................................... E. nigripeda (Bezzi)

- Face not wholly black, at least fulvous basally or with two separate black markings................................ 12

12. Face black towards oral margin......................................................................... 13

- Face with two separate black spots...................................................................... 14

13. Wing with three transverse bands, subapical band fused with preapical band medially ( David et al., 2013: fig. 29)............................................................................................. E. thandikudi David

- Wing with two transverse bands, subapical band and preapical band not fused ( David et al., 2013: fig. 3).............................................................................................. E. wrightiae David & Singh

14. Face with longitudinal marks along antennal foveae; dorsocentral setae vestigial or absent; apex of aculeus with preapical indentations ( David et al., 2013: fig. 7)........................................................ E. dysoxyli David

- Face with two subtriangular spots; dorsocentral setae well developed; apex of aculeus acute and without preapical indentations ( Fig. 18 )............................................................... E. haldwanica Hancock & Goodger

Figures

FIGURES 2–7. Euphranta siruvani David, Hancock & Sankararaman, sp.n. 2, head; 3, scutum (dorsal view); 4, abdomen (dorsal view); 5, thorax (lateral view); 6, legs; 7, wing.

FIGURES 15–20. Euphranta haldwanica Hancock & Goodger. 15, epandrium and lateral surstyli (lateral view); 16, epandrium (posterior view); 17, glans of phallus; 18, aculeus tip; 19, spicules on distal end of eversible membrane; 20, spermatheca