Claraeola thekkadiensis (Kapoor, Grewal & Sharma, 1987) Kapoor, Grewal & Sharma, 1987

Motamedinia, Behnam, Skevington, Jeffrey H. & Kelso, Scott, 2019, Revision of Claraeola (Diptera, Pipunculidae) in the Middle East based on morphology and DNA barcodes, ZooKeys 873, pp. 85-111 : 85

Claraeola thekkadiensis (Kapoor, Grewal & Sharma, 1987) comb. nov.

Eudorylas thekkadiensis Kapoor, Grewal & Sharma, 1987:111

Examined materal.

Holotype. • ♂; Thekkady (Kerala); 24 Feb. 2019; J.S. Grewal; Allotype. • 1♀; same data as holotype; S.K. Sharma. Paratype. • 2♂♂; same data as holotype • 3♂♂; Ramgrah (Bihar); 22 Mar. 1958; S.K. Sharma • 2♀♀; Ranchi (Bihar); 22 Mar. 1985; V.K. Kohli • 1♂; Ranikhet (U.P.); 8 Oct. 1985; S.K. Sharma; Depository: all INPC.

Distribution.

India.

Remarks.

Although not a Middle Eastern species, this is similar to C. mantisphalliga so relevant to this paper. From the detailed drawings of the male genitalia included in the original description ( Kapoor et al. 1987), the taxon is transferred from Eudorylas to the Claraeola .