Dacus (Mellesis) discophorus (Hering), 2013

David, K. J. & Ramani, S., 2019, New species, redescriptions and phylogenetic revision of tribe Dacini (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) from India based on morphological characters, Zootaxa 4551 (2), pp. 101-146 : 125-126

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4551.2.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:10F7E699-989B-498E-BD86-3A07987A3BD5

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5931043

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3017608-FFFC-611F-6292-F8C0FB7B2A96

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scientific name

Dacus (Mellesis) discophorus (Hering)
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Dacus (Mellesis) discophorus (Hering) View in CoL

Callantra discophora Hering, 1956: 64 View in CoL .

Dacus (Callantra) discophorus View in CoL (in Drew et al., 1998: 586; Norrbom et al., 1999: 130; David & Ramani, 2011: 4).

Dacus (Mellesis) discophorus (Hering) (in Drew & Romig, 2013: 381) View in CoL .

Material examined: 3♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Chettalli , 26.viii. 2012, Ranganath, H. R ., 2♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore , 14.x.2013, David, K. J ., 1♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore, Attur Farm , 16.ix.2013, David, K. J ., 1♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore, Attur Farm , 02.ix.2013, David, K. J ., 1♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore, Attur Farm , 16.vi.2014, David, K. J .

Diagnosis: Male with epandrium and surstyli distinctly bulb-shaped (posterior view) ( Fig. 7F View FIGURE 7 ). Lateral surstylus shorter than epandrium, apex of posterior lobe of surstylus lanceolate, 2̄3 times longer than anterior lobe ( Fig. 4R View FIGURE 4 ). Proctiger triangular and smaller than epandrium. Medial surstylus longer than lateral surstylus, tapering towards apex with a pair of prensisetae ( Fig. 7F View FIGURE 7 ). Phallus 2.4 mm long excluding glans (0.38 mm); 0.75 of glans sclerotised with (hexagonal) patterned praeputium; subapical lobe and basal lobe present ( Fig. 10P View FIGURE 10 ).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Tephritidae

Genus

Dacus

Loc

Dacus (Mellesis) discophorus (Hering)

David, K. J. & Ramani, S. 2019
2019
Loc

Dacus (Mellesis) discophorus (Hering)

Drew, R. A. I. & Romig, M. C. 2013: 381
2013
Loc

Dacus (Callantra) discophorus

David, K. J. & Ramani, S. 2011: 4
Norrbom A. L. & Carroll, L. E. & Thompson, F. C. & White I. M. & Freidberg, A. 1999: 130
1999
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