Dacus (Mellesis) insulosus Drew & Hancock

Dacus (Callantra) insulosus Drew & Hancock, in Drew et al., 1998: 599; David & Ramani, 2011:4.

Dacus (Mellesis) insulosus (in Drew & Romig, 2013: 387) .

Material examined: 1♀, INDIA, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Mount Harriet, 25. viii. 1993, Ranganath, H. R. (UASB) .

Diagnosis: Female with dorsoventrally flattened, conical oviscape (1.87 mm); eversible membrane 2.11 mm long, spicules on distal end of eversible membrane with 8̄10 sharp projections, the medial one 5̄6 times higher than basal ones (Fig. 12L); aculeus (1.72 mm) broad with three pairs of preapical setae (Fig. 14L).