Dacus (Mellesis) crabroniformis (Bezzi)

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

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

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5931041

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scientific name

Dacus (Mellesis) crabroniformis (Bezzi)
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Dacus (Mellesis) crabroniformis (Bezzi) View in CoL

Monacrostichus crabroniformis Bezzi, 1914b: 153 View in CoL .

Mellesis crabroniformis -Bezzi, 1916: 117.

Callantra crabroniformis - Hardy, 1977: 45.

Dacus (Callantra) crabroniformis View in CoL (in Kapoor, 1993: 83, Drew et al., 1999: 584; Norrbom et al., 1999: 130; David & Ramani, 2011:4; Drew & Romig, 2013: 379).

Material examined: 1♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore, Attur , 0 7. xii. 2014., Prabhu, G ., 1♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore, Acharlahalli , 2. ii. 2011, Basanth, Y. S. ( NBAIR) .

Diagnosis: Epandrium and surstyli distinctly bulb-shaped (posterior view) ( Fig. 7E View FIGURE 7 ). Lateral surstylus shorter than epandrium, apex of posterior lobe of surstylus blunt, 4 times longer than anterior lobe. Proctiger triangular and smaller than epandrium ( Fig. 4Q View FIGURE 4 ). Medial surstylus longer than lateral surstylus with well developed prensisetae. Phallus 1.6 mm long, excluding glans (0. 36 mm); 0.75 of glans sclerotized, preaputium patterned ( Fig. 10 O View FIGURE 10 ).

David, K. J. & Ramani, S. (2011) An illustrated key to fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Peninsular India and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Zootaxa, 3021, 1 - 31.

Drew, R. A. I. & Hancock, D. L. (1999) Phylogeny of the Tribe Dacini (Dacinae) based on morphological, distributional, and biological data. In: Aluja, M. & Norrbom, A. L. (Eds.), Fruit Flies (Tephritidae): Phylogeny and Evolution of Behavior. CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp. 491 - 504.

Drew, R. A. I. & Romig, M. C. (2013) Tropical fruit flies (Tephritidae: Dacinae) of South-East Asia. CAB International, Wallingford, 653 pp.

Norrbom A. L., Carroll, L. E., Thompson, F. C., White I. M. & Freidberg, A. (1999). Systematic database of names. In: Thompson F. C. (Ed.), Myia. Uol. 9. Fruit fly expert identification system and systematic information database. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, pp. 65 - 251.

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FIGURE 4. Epandrium and surstyli (lateral view) of tribe Dacini. (A) Z. (Parasinodacus) incisus; (B) B. (Parazeugodacus) bipustulata; (C) Z. (Zeugodacus) assamensis; (D) Z. (Z.) caudatus; (E) Z. (Z.) cucurbitae; (F) Z. (Z.) fuscoalatus; (G) Z. (Z.) gavisus; (H) Z. (Z.) havelockiae; (I) Z. (Z.) scutellaris; (J) Z. (Z.) tau; (K) Z. (Z.) watersi; (L) Z. (Z.) zahadi; (M) B. (Tetradacus) minax; (N) Dacus (Callantra) longicornis; (O) D. (Didacus) ciliatus; (P) D. (Leptoxyda) persicus; (Q) D. (Mellesis) crabroniformis; (R) D. (M.) discophorus; (S) D. (M.) ramanii; (T) D. (Neodacus) sphaeroidalis.

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FIGURE 7. Epandrium and surstyli (posterior view) of Bactrocera and Dacus. (A) B. (Tetradacus) minax; (B), D. (Callantra) longicornis; (C) D. (Didacus) ciliatus; (D) D. (Leptoxyda) persicus; (E) D. (Mellesis) crabroniformis; (F) D. (Mellesis) discophorus; (G) D. (Mellesis) ramanii; (H) D. (Neodacus) sphaeroidalis.

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FIGURE 10. Glans of phallus of Dacini. (A) Z. (Zeugodacus) assamensis; (B) Z. (Z.) caudatus; (C) B. (Z.) cucurbitae; (D) Z. (Z.) fuscoalatus; (E) Z. (Z.) gavisus; (F) Z. (Z.) havelockiae; (G) Z. (Z.) scutellaris; (H) Z.(Z.) tau; (I) Z. (Z.) watersi; (J) Z. (Z.) zahadi; (K) B. (Tetradacus) minax; (L) Dacus (Callantra) longicornis; (M) D. (Didacus) ciliatus; (N) D. (Leptoxyda) persicus; (O) D. (Mellesis) crabroniformis; (P) D. (M.) discophorus; (Q) D. (M.) ramanii; (R) D. (Neodacus) sphaeroidalis.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Tephritidae

Tribe

Dacini

Genus

Dacus