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. 2020 Feb 27;4743(4):zootaxa.4743.4.5.
doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4743.4.5.

TWO NEW SPECIES AND A NEW RECORD OF DACUS FABRICIUS (DIPTERA: TEPHRITIDAE) FROM INDIA

K J David  1 , K Sachin, D L Hancock
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TWO NEW SPECIES AND A NEW RECORD OF DACUS FABRICIUS (DIPTERA: TEPHRITIDAE) FROM INDIA

K J David et al. Zootaxa. .

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Dacus Fabricius, namely D. (Mellesis) jacobi David Sachin and D. (Mellesis) viraktamathi David Hancock of tribe Dacini are described from India. Dacus (Mellesis) maculipterus White is recorded for the first time from India. An updated key to species of genus Dacus from India, Bhutan and Sri Lanka is also provided.

Keywords: DIPTERA, Zingerone, Meghalaya, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh.

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