Euphranta Loew

David, K. J. & Singh, Shakti Kumar, 2015, Two new species of Euphranta Loew (Diptera: Tephritidae: Trypetiane) and an updated key for the species from India, Zootaxa 3914 (1) : -

Key to species of Euphranta Loew from India (based on David et al., 2013)

1. Wing fully hyaline with a faint transverse band along crossvein dm-cu................. E. hyalipennis David & Freidberg

- Wing with either dark transverse bands or apical black patch................................................... 2

2. Wing with hyaline band extending from cell r1 just beyond pterostigma to posterior margin diagonally, curved up to reach cell r4+5; large apical brown patch with longitudinal hyaline band in cell r2+3.......................... E. klugii (Wiedemann)

- Wing with transverse hyaline band from cell r1 just beyond pterostigma ending at or before posterior margin, never curved up to reach cell r4+5; devoid of large apical brown patch or, if present, without longitudinal hyaline band in cell r2+3 and hyaline apical spot in cell r4+5................................................................................... 3

3. Wing with subcostal band continued as costal band and a preapical brown patch covering crossveins dm-cu and r-m........................................................................................ E. macularis (Wiedemann)

- Wing with subcostal band not continued as costal band; preapical brown patch absent............................... 4

4. Apex of cell r4+5 without hyaline spot; subapical band over crossvein dm-cu fading and merging with anterior yellow fumose area.................................................................................... E. diffusa David

- Apex of cell r4+5 with hyaline spot and devoid of yellow fumose area............................................. 5

5. Wing with a hyaline V-shaped marking extending from anterior margin to cell cu1.............. E. lemniscata (Enderlein)

- Wing with straight or curved transverse bands, never forming hyaline V-shaped marking............................. 6

6. Face wholly fulvous or slightly fuscous towards oral margin.................................................... 7

- Face wholly black, black towards oral margin, or with spots along antennal grooves................................ 10

7. Wing predominantly hyaline with one or two transverse bands.................................................. 8

- Wing not predominantly hyaline, with three to four crossbands or apical three-fourths dark brown to black with hyaline inden- tations.............................................................................................. 9

8. All femora yellow, wing predominantly hyaline, discal band narrowed to end before or at crossvein r-m.. E. cassiae (Munro)

- Forefemur with apical one-third black, wing with discal band reaching cell dm................. E. pseuodcassiae sp. nov.

9. Wing hyaline with four discontinuous transverse bands............................................. E. crux (Bezzi)

- Wing hyaline only in basal quarter; apical three fourths dark brown to black except hyaline indentations in cell r1 that end at vein R4+5, in cell cu1 that extend into cell dm and at apex of cell r4+5........................ E. notabilis (van der Wulp)

10. Face wholly black; scutum and abdomen shiny black; wing with four discontinuous, transverse bands.. E. nigripeda (Bezzi)

- Face not wholly black, at least fulvous basally or with two separate black markings............................... 11

11. Face black towards oral margin.......................................................................... 12

- Face with two separate black spots....................................................................... 13

12. Wing with three transverse bands, subapical band fused with preapical band medially................ E. thandikudi David

- Wing with two transverse bands, subapical band and preapical band not fused..................... .. E. wrightiae sp. nov.

13. Face with longitudinal marks along antennal foveae; dorsocentral seta vestigial or absent; apex of aculeus with preapical indentation.............................................................................. E. dysoxyli David

- Face with two subtriangular spots; dorsocentral seta well developed; apex of aculeus acute and without preapical indentation......................................................................... E. haldwanica Hancock & Goodger