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Issue: Vol. 5637 No. 1: 20 May 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-05-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.1.3
Page range: 83-98
Abstract views: 93
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Taxonomic notes on Oriental bamboo-shoot fruit fly genus Acroceratitis Hendel (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae: Gastrozonini), with description of a new species from India

ICAR- National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources; Bangalore-560024; Karnataka; India
ICAR- National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources; Bangalore-560024; Karnataka; India
14 Yew Tree Court; Carlisle; Cumbria CA2 5QA; United Kingdom
ICAR- National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources; Bangalore-560024; Karnataka; India
College of Post-Graduate Studies in Agricultural Sciences; CAU (Imphal); Umiam-793103; Meghalaya; India
ICAR- National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources; Bangalore-560024; Karnataka; India
Diptera Bamboo Karnataka Western Ghats Acroceratitis striata

Abstract

A new species of Acroceratitis Hendel, namely Acroceratitis sachini David, Hancock & Noor is described from Western Ghats, Karnataka, India. Diagnoses of all 11 species of Acroceratitis recorded from India along with an updated key to all described species is provided. DNA barcode sequences of A. sachini, A. parastriata David & Hancock, A. ceratitina (Bezzi), A. incompleta Hardy, A. histrionica (Meijere) and A. tomentosa Hardy were obtained and are reported. Phylogenetic analysis using mt COI revealed Acroceratitis to be monophyletic.

 

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How to Cite

David, K.J., Mahammed, N.R.N., Hancock, D.L., Gracy, R.G., Ningthoujam, K. & Sushil, S.N. (2025) Taxonomic notes on Oriental bamboo-shoot fruit fly genus Acroceratitis Hendel (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae: Gastrozonini), with description of a new species from India. Zootaxa, 5637 (1), 83–98. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.1.3