Dacus (Mellesis) ramanii Drew & Hancock

David, K. J. & Ramani, S., 2019, New species, redescriptions and phylogenetic revision of tribe Dacini (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) from India based on morphological characters, Zootaxa 4551 (2), pp. 101-146 : 126

Dacus (Mellesis) ramanii Drew & Hancock

Dacus (Callantra) ramanii Drew & Hancock (in Drew et al., 1998: 623; David & Ramani, 2011: 4).

Material examined: 2♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore , 0 4. ii. 2014, David, K. J .; 2♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore , 11. xi. 2013, David, K. J .; 2♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore , 16. xii. 2013, David, K. J .; 2♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore , 0 2. xii. 2013, David, K. J .; 2♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore , 15. iv. 2014, David, K. J .; 2♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore , 19. v. 2014, Prabhu, G .; 1♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore , 15. i. 2013, David, K. J .; 1♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore , 0 4. xi. 2013, David, K. J .; 1♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore , 30. vi. 2014, David, K. J .; 1♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore , 10. ii. 2014, David, K. J ; 1♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Chikkaballapur , 27. iii. 2013, David, K. J. ( NBAIR) .

Diagnosis: Male with epandrium and surstyli distinctly bulb-shaped (posterior view) ( Fig. 7G ). Lateral surstylus broad; posterior lobe of surstylus lanceolate, 3.5 times longer than anterior lobe, anterior lobe pointed ( Fig. 4S ). Medial surstylus as long as lateral surstylus with a pair of well developed prensisetae. Proctiger triangular not larger than epandrium. Phallus 2.12 mm long excluding glans (0.4 mm), 0.75 of glans sclerotised with well developed fully patterned (polygonal pattern) praeputium, subapical and basal lobe present ( Fig. 10Q ).

Figures

FIGURE 4. Epandrium and surstyli (lateral view) of tribe Dacini. (A) Z. (Parasinodacus) incisus; (B) B. (Parazeugodacus) bipustulata; (C) Z. (Zeugodacus) assamensis; (D) Z. (Z.) caudatus; (E) Z. (Z.) cucurbitae; (F) Z. (Z.) fuscoalatus; (G) Z. (Z.) gavisus; (H) Z. (Z.) havelockiae; (I) Z. (Z.) scutellaris; (J) Z. (Z.) tau; (K) Z. (Z.) watersi; (L) Z. (Z.) zahadi; (M) B. (Tetradacus) minax; (N) Dacus (Callantra) longicornis; (O) D. (Didacus) ciliatus; (P) D. (Leptoxyda) persicus; (Q) D. (Mellesis) crabroniformis; (R) D. (M.) discophorus; (S) D. (M.) ramanii; (T) D. (Neodacus) sphaeroidalis.

FIGURE 7. Epandrium and surstyli (posterior view) of Bactrocera and Dacus. (A) B. (Tetradacus) minax; (B), D. (Callantra) longicornis; (C) D. (Didacus) ciliatus; (D) D. (Leptoxyda) persicus; (E) D. (Mellesis) crabroniformis; (F) D. (Mellesis) discophorus; (G) D. (Mellesis) ramanii; (H) D. (Neodacus) sphaeroidalis.

FIGURE 10. Glans of phallus of Dacini. (A) Z. (Zeugodacus) assamensis; (B) Z. (Z.) caudatus; (C) B. (Z.) cucurbitae; (D) Z. (Z.) fuscoalatus; (E) Z. (Z.) gavisus; (F) Z. (Z.) havelockiae; (G) Z. (Z.) scutellaris; (H) Z.(Z.) tau; (I) Z. (Z.) watersi; (J) Z. (Z.) zahadi; (K) B. (Tetradacus) minax; (L) Dacus (Callantra) longicornis; (M) D. (Didacus) ciliatus; (N) D. (Leptoxyda) persicus; (O) D. (Mellesis) crabroniformis; (P) D. (M.) discophorus; (Q) D. (M.) ramanii; (R) D. (Neodacus) sphaeroidalis.