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A new species of Rhochmopterum Speiser (Diptera: Tephritidae: Tephritinae: Schistopterini) from India

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: A new species of Rhochmopterum Speiser is described and illustrated from India, namely Rhochmopterum malaviyai Nikhil, David & Hancock, sp. nov. from northeastern and northern plains of India. A key to all species of Rhochmopterum from Oriental region is included. mt-COI and 28s sequences of Rhochmopterum malaviyai Nikhil, David & Hancock, sp. nov. were obtained and reported.

Source: Zootaxa

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5588.1.6

Authors: NIKHIL KHEMRAJJI HATWAR, KARAMANKODU JACOB DAVID, DAVID LAWRENCE HANCOCK, MAHADEVAN RAGHURAMAN, RAMASAMY GANDHI GRACY, NARAYANA SRINIVASA

Institutions: Banaras Hindu University, National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources

Language: English

Topic: Diptera species taxonomy and behavior

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4407396520

FWCI: 0.958

Cites: 8

Cited by: 1

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