Bactrocera (Parazeugodacus) abbreviata (Hardy, 1974)

David, Karamankodu Jacob, Abhishek, Venkateshaiah, Kennedy, Ningthoujam, Ajaykumara, K. M., Gracy, R. G. & Hissay, Cheday Bhutia, 2024, Four new species of Zeugodacus Hendel (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacinae, Dacini) and new records of dacines from India, ZooKeys 1188, pp. 1-26 : 1

Bactrocera (Parazeugodacus) abbreviata (Hardy, 1974)

Figs 110-114

Dacus (Zeugodacus) abbreviatus Hardy, 1974: 44.

Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) abbreviata : Norrbom et al. 1999: 101.

Bactrocera (Parazeugodacus) abbreviata (Hardy): Drew and Romig 2016: 243.

Bactrocera abbreviata (Hardy, 1974): Doorenweerd et al. 2018: 23.

Material examined.

1♂, India: Meghalaya, Umiam , 06.07.2021. Kennedy N. (NIM) .

Diagnosis.

(Figs 29-33 ): This species has been adequately described by Drew and Romig (2013) except for the postabdominal structures. It resembles B. bipustulata in possessing scutellum with a medial black band, hyaline wing without costal band, short yellow lateral vitta ending at postsutural supra-alar seta, but can be differentiated by the presence of separate black spots on face, all femora fulvous without fuscous/black markings. Male of the species has been examined for genitalia characters. Epandrium quadrate with proctiger smaller than epandrium; posterior lobe of surstylus as long as anterior lobe, epandrium (oval) in posterior view. Glans of phallus with acrophallus patterned; phallus 1.82 mm. This species was originally described from Philippines, distributed across China and Thailand, is being recorded from Meghalaya, India for the first time.

Male attractant.

Zingerone.

Figures

Figures 110 - 114. Bactrocera (Parazeugodacus) abbreviata (Hardy) 110 habitus (dorsal view) 111 habitus (lateral view) 112 epandrium and surstyli (lateral view) 113 epandrium and surstyli (posterior view) 114 glans of phallus (lateral view).

Figures 29 - 38. Wings of Tephritidae 29 Z. brevipunctatus 30 Z. cucurbitae 31 Z. freidbergi 32 Z. fuscoalatus 33 Z. havelockiae 34 Z. watersi 35 Z. scutellaris 36 Z. scutellarius 37 Z. zahadi 38 Z. tau.