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A new species of Bactrocera Macquart reared from Solanum khasianum Clarke in northern India and a new synonym

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: A new species of genus Bactrocera Macquart, Bactrocera (Bactrocera) prabhakari Maneesh, Gupta & Hancock, sp. n., is described from Himachal Pradesh, Northern India, reared from Solanum khasianum Clarke commonly known as medicinal solanum or Dutch eggplant. This species resembles Bactrocera latifrons (Hendel) and an updated key to Indian fruit flies of subgenus Bactrocera Macquart is provided. Bactrocera yoshimotoi (Hardy) (= B. luteicinctuta Ito, syn. nov.) in newly recorded from Himachal Pradesh in northern India and variability in B. scutellaris (Bezzi) is discussed together with illustrations.

Source: Zootaxa

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5380.6.2

Authors: MANEESH PAL SINGH, DIVENDER GUPTA, DAVID LAWRENCE HANCOCK, ISHA SHARMA, PREM LAL SHARMA

Institution: Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry

Language: English

Topic: Insect behavior and control techniques

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4389297641

FWCI: 0.396

Cites: 9

Cited by: 2

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