DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15157269
title: 4 in Two new species and a new record of Bactrocera Macquart (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae: Dacini) from India with an updated key to species of subgenus Bactrocera

description: 4. Comparison between Bactrocera ettinabhuja sp.nov., Bactrocera kyrdemkulai sp.nov., Bactrocera paraosbeckiae Drew and Bactrocera rubigina (Wang and Zhao)
Sl. NoCharactersBactrocera ettinabhuja sp.nov.Bactrocera kyrdemkulai sp.nov.Bactrocera paraosbeckiae DrewBactrocera rubigina (Wang and Zhao)1Total length6.5 mm (1 specimen)3.9–4.2 mm (3 specimens)6.29–6.40 mm (5 specimens)5.89–6.02 mm (6 specimens)2Facial spotselongate oval spots (0.34 mm high, 0.16 mm wide) (Fig. 1)oval spots (0.19 mm high, 0.11 mm wide) (Fig. 9)elongate oval spots (0.37 mm high, 0.15 mm wide) (Fig. 17)elongate oval spots (0.31 mm high, 0.12 mm wide) (Fig. 25)3Genal spot/ markingprominent fuscous markings on gena connected to eye margin (Fig. 1)pale fuscous markings on gena not connected to eye margin (Fig. 9)pale fuscous markings on gena connected to eye margin (in some specimens) (Fig. 17)pale to no fuscous markings on gena connected to eye margin (in some specimens) (Fig. 25)4Lateral vittaenarrow (0.12 mm) obscured beyond postsutural supra-alar seta, ending at or before intra-alar setae (Fig. 2)narrow (0.07 mm) tapered posteriorly to end before intra-alar seta (Fig. 10)tapering posteriorly (0.13 mm) ending at intra-alar seta (Fig. 18)tapering posteriorly (0.15 mm) ending at intra-alar seta (Fig. 26)5Costal bandnarrow from cell sc to wing apex confluent with vein R 2+3 (Fig. 5)narrow from cell sc to wing apex overlapping with vein R 2+3 (Fig. 13)narrow from cell sc to wing apex slightly overlapping vein R 2+3 (Fig. 21)narrow from cell sc to wing apex overlapping vein R (Fig. 29) 2+36Subscutellumblack (0.64 mm high, 1.2 mm wide) (Fig. 53)completely black (0.53 mm high,0.91 mm wide) (Fig. 54)black (0.79 mm high, 0.87 mm wide) with medial brown patch (Fig. 55)red brown (0.70 mm high, 1.02 mm wide) with anterolateral dark patches (Fig. 56)7Ceromatareddish brown (0.33 mm high, 0.62 mm wide) (Figs 4, 57)fuscous (0.22 mm high, 0.35 mm wide) (Figs 12, 58)predominantly fuscous (0.37 mm high, 0.56 mm wide) (Figs 20, 59)reddish brown to black (0.34mm high, 0.66 mm wide) (Figs 28, 60)8Apex of lateral surstylusconvex (Figs 6,41)convex (Figs 14,42)convex (Figs 22,43)flat (Figs 30,44)9Tip of posterior lobe of lateral surstyluscurved back with a conical apex (Figs 6,41)curved back with an extended beak (Figs 14,42)curved back with a conical apex (Figs 22,43)curved back with a conical apex (Figs 30,44)10AttractantMethy eugenolMethy eugenolCue lureCue lure11Colour of abdominal sternitesI, II and V fuscous, II and III fulvousI, V dark fuscous, II, III and IV fuscousI, III, IV and V fuscous, II fulvousI, II fulvous, III, IV and V fuscous12Abdomenoval (3.23 mm long; 2.41 mm wide), red-brown to black except fulvous band on tergites II transversely, pecten on tergite III, brown medial patch gradually expanding over tergites III-V, dense white hair over medial region, two large spots on tergite V (Fig. 4)oval (1.90 mm high; 1.61 mm wide), red-brown to black, fuscous band between two fulvous bands on tergites II transversely, pecten on tergite III a fuscous medial vitta covered by brown medial patch over tergites III-V, two spots on tergite V (Fig. 12)oval, tergites I, II fulvous with a broad, transverse basal, black band, tergites III-V red-brown except for a broad transverse band on tergite III and a narrow, medial longitudinal band on tergites III-V and dark lateral markings on tergite III and IV, tergite III with pecten (Fig. 20)oval, (2.91 mm long; 2.21 mm wide), tergites I+II fulvous with a narrow transverse band on tergite II, tergites III–V red-brown except for a narrow transverse band on tergite III and a narrow, medial longitudinal vitta on tergites III–V, tergite III with pecten, large spots on tergite V (Fig. 28)
description: Published as part of Abhishek, Venkateshaiah, David, Karamankodu Jacob & Pradeep, Shivanand, 2024, Two new species and a new record of Bactrocera Macquart (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae: Dacini) from India with an updated key to species of subgenus Bactrocera, pp. 294 in Zootaxa 5486 (2) on page 294, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5486.2.6, http://zenodo.org/record/13209973