<strong>Two new species of <em>Acroceratitis</em> Hendel (Diptera: Tephritidae) and an updated key for the species from India</strong>

K. J. DAVID; D. L. HANCOCK; S. RAMANI

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3895.3.5

Issue: Vol. 3895 No. 3: 16 Dec. 2014

Type: Article

Published: 2014-12-16

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3895.3.5

Page range: 411–418

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**Two new species of Acroceratitis Hendel (Diptera: Tephritidae) and an updated key for the species from India**

K. J. DAVID⁺⁻
D. L. HANCOCK⁺⁻
S. RAMANI⁺⁻

National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bangalore-560024, Karnataka, India

Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore-560065, India

Tephritidae Gastrozonini Poaceae India Karnataka

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Abstract

Two new species of genus Acroceratitis Hendel, namely A. parastriata David & Hancock , sp. nov. and A. breviscapa David, Ramani & Hancock, sp. nov., are described from India. A. histrionica (de Meijere) is recorded for the first time from India. An updated key to Indian species of Acroceratitis is also provided.