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Issue: Vol. 5604 No. 4: 17 Mar. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-03-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5604.4.10
Page range: 588-594
Abstract views: 55
PDF downloaded: 3

A new species of Pristaciura Hendel (Diptera: Tephritidae: Tephritinae:Tephrellini) and new distribution record of Procecidochares utilis Stone from Himalayas

University of Horticulture and Forestry; Nauni; Himachal Pradesh; India
Bihar Agricultural University; Sabour; Bhagalpur; Bihar
Diptera New species new record Pristaciura Procecidochares himachal Pradesh India

Abstract

A new species, Pristaciura hancocki Maneesh & Prabhakar, sp. nov., is described from Himachal Pradesh, India, along with an identification key to species in the genus Pristaciura Hendel. Additionally, Procecidochares utilis Stone is newly recorded from the high-altitude regions of Himachal Pradesh.

 

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