Euphranta hyalipennis David & Freidberg

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 : 588

Euphranta hyalipennis David & Freidberg

Material examined: 1♀, “Tithimatti R., S. Coorg, C.F.C. Beeson, 15.v.1933 ” (label verbatim). “Ex Teak galls (branch wood) , 1♂, same data as above. ( FRI)

Diagnosis: This species was described by David and Freidberg in David et al. (2013) from India based on males. Female ( Fig. 11 ) is similar to male except for postabdominal structures. Oviscape 1.19 mm long, glossy black; eversible membrane 0.96 mm long, shorter than oviscape, with dentate spicules ( Fig. 13 ); aculeus 0.41 mm long, broad, with a triangular apex and a preapical indentation ( Fig. 12 ). Spermatheca elongate, cylindrical with rounded apex ( Fig. 14 ).

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FIGURES 11–14. Euphranta hyalipennis David & Freidberg. 11, habitus (lateral view); 12, aculeus tip; 13, spicules on distal end of eversible membrane; 14, spermatheca.