Key to species of the Bactrocera latifrons group

1. Anepisternal yellow stripe dorsoapically rounded and not reaching line of anterior notopleural seta; postsutural lateral yellow vittae narrow, almost linear, <0.12 mm wide............................................................... 2

- Anepisternal yellow stripe not dorsoapically rounded and reaching line of anterior notopleural seta; postsutural lateral yellow vittae broad, not almost linear,> 0.15 mm wide............................................................. 3

2. Abdomen with transverse black bands on tergites II and III; sternites black (except II); aculeus with medial lobe dome-like and narrowed to a blunt point apically; distal eversible membrane with closely spaced semicircular spicules with downward projections; preputium of glans with partial hexagonal pattern and spines on lateral side of glans present (Maneesh et al., 2023, figs 3C-F, 4C & 5E).................................................. B. prabhakari Maneesh, Gupta & Hancock

- Abdomen without transverse black bands; sternites reddish brown; aculeus with medial lobe dome-like and broadly rounded apically (Fig. 4A); distal eversible membrane with sparse, sharp triangular spicules and irregular spherical spicules (Fig. 4B); preputium of glans without partial hexagonal pattern and spines on lateral side of glans absent (Fig. 3F)................................................................................ B. viraktamathi Maneesh & Hancock sp. nov.

3. Abdomen with a broad black transverse band on tergite III and narrow basal band on tergite IV, sternites dark fuscous to black; legs with apices of femora dark fuscous (Drew & Romig, 2013, fig. 145).......................... B. parvula (Hendel)

- Abdomen without black transverse bands on tergites III & IV, sternites pale, generally red-brown; legs with apices of femora fulvous or with a darker subapical mark (Drew & Romig, 2013, fig. 98)........................... B. latifrons (Hendel)