New species and records of Euphranta Loew and other Adramini (Diptera: Tephritidae: Trypetinae) from south and southeast Asia

Abstract

Seven new species of Euphranta Loew are described, viz., Euphranta dysoxyli David, sp. nov., E. hyalipennis David & Freidberg, sp. nov, E. diffusa David, sp. nov., E. haldwanica Hancock & Goodger, sp. nov. and E. thandikudi David, sp. nov. from India; E. neochrysopila David, Freidberg, Hancock & Goodger, sp. nov. from Sri Lanka and E. ridleyi Hancock & Goodger, sp. nov. from Singapore. Notes are provided on the identities of E. corticicola (Hering) and E. klugii (Wiedemann); E. signatifacies Hardy is synonymised with E. klugii; E. dissoluta (Bezzi) and E. burtoni Hardy are synonymised with E. crux (Fabricius) and Dimeringophrys parilis (Hardy) is reinstated as a valid species. Coelotrypes latilimbatus (Enderlein), Dimeringophrys pallidipennis Hardy, D. parilis (Hardy) and Hardyadrama excoecariae Lee are newly recorded from India, E. crux from Sri Lanka and E. klugii from Indonesia. An unnamed species of Coelopacidia Enderlein from India is illustrated. An illustrated key to species of Euphranta Loew fromIndia is also provided.

Two new species of Euphranta Loew (Diptera: Tephritidae: Trypetiane) <br />and an updated key for the species from India

“…Fruit flies of genus Euphranta Loew, with more than 100 described species, are primarily Indo-Australian except for a few species represented in North America and Europe. They are predominantly monophagous and primarily breed in fruit (Hancock and Drew, 2004;David et al, 2013). They are characterised by the absence of presutural setae, presence of fine long hairs on anatergite, dorsocentral setae, postpronotal and katepisternal setae, long surstyli and proctiger and fused phallapodeme vanes (Hardy, 1983;Korneyev, 1999;Permkam and Hancock, 1995).…”

“…Bezzi (1913), Kapoor (1993), Hancock and Drew (1994), Hancock and Drew (2004), David & Ramani (2011) and David et al, 2013 studied the Indian fauna of Euphranta. David et al (2013) described seven species from southeast Asia, of which five were from India. Presently twelve species are known from India.…”