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Issue: Vol. 5666 No. 2: 28 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-28
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.2
Page range: 175-194
Abstract views: 73
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Two new species of genus Bactrocera Macquart (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae: Dacini) from northern Himalayas and new records of host plants, distribution or variation in three other species in India

College of Horticulture and Forestry; Neri; Hamirpur; Himachal Pradesh; India.
14 Yew Tree Court; Carlisle; Cumbria CA2 5QA; United Kingdom.
Diptera New species Bactrocera Macquart Javadacus hardy himachal Pradesh India

Abstract

Two new species of genus Bactrocera Macquart, Bactrocera (Bactrocera) viraktamathi Maneesh & Hancock, sp. nov. and Bactrocera (Javadacus) barakzaii Maneesh & Hancock, sp. nov. are described from the Himalayan region of India and keys to all species of the Bactrocera latifrons group and Indian species of subgenus Javadacus Hardy are provided. Variation in B. prabhakari Maneesh, Gupta & Hancock is also discussed. Bactrocera venifica (Hering) is recorded for the first time from India and new host plants for B. divenderi Maneesh, Hancock & Prabhakar are noted.

 

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How to Cite

Singh, M.P. & Hancock, D.L. (2025) Two new species of genus Bactrocera Macquart (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae: Dacini) from northern Himalayas and new records of host plants, distribution or variation in three other species in India. Zootaxa, 5666 (2), 175–194. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.2