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Issue: Vol. 4216 No. 1: 4 Jan. 2017
Type: Article
Published: 2017-01-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4216.1.3
Page range: 55–64
Abstract views: 101
PDF downloaded: 4

A new species of Gastrozona Bezzi (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae: Gastrozonini) with an updated key to species from India

ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bangalore-560024, Karnataka, India
8/3 McPherson Close, Edge Hill, Cairns, Queensland 4870, Australia
Diptera Tephritidae Gastrozona bamboo feeder India

Abstract

Gastrozona nigrifemur sp. nov., is described from India. Postabdominal structures of G. fasciventris (both male and female), G. soror (female) and G. montana (male) are described and illustrated. An updated key to Indian species of Gastrozona is provided.

 

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