Bactrocera (Bactrocera) rubigina (Wang and Zhao)

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, Zootaxa 5486 (2), pp. 283-300 : 292-293

Bactrocera (Bactrocera) rubigina (Wang and Zhao) ( Figures 25–32 )

Dacus rubiginus Wang and Zhao, 1989: 211 . Holotype male in IZAS, Beijing, China.

Bactrocera (Bactrocera) rubigina - Norrbom et al., 1999: 95. Drew et al., 2007: 5 .

Material examined: 10♂♂, INDIA, Assam, Rani , ICAR-NRC-Pig, 12.v.2017, David, K. J. (NIM) . 8♂♂, INDIA, Tripura, Agartala , 10.iii.2016, Sunil Joshi. (NIM) . 6♂♂, INDIA, Assam, Jorhat , ICAR-NRC-Pig, 12.vii.2017, D. K. Saikia. (NIM) .

Diagnosis. This species has been adequately described by Drew & Romig (2013) except for some additional genitalia characters. Male genitalia ( Figs 30, 31, 32 , 44 , 48 , 52 ): Epandrium and surstyli inverted U-shaped (posterior view), shorter than lateral surstylus, lateral surstylus broad (0.1 mm), posterior lobe of surstylus, blunt, curved back, not longer than anterior lobe. Proctiger membraneous, triangular smaller than epandrium. Medial surstylus, longer than lateral surstylus tapering towards apex with a pair of thick prensisetae. Phallus elongate (1.9–2.1 mm) excluding glans (0.38 mm) ( Figs 32 , 52 ); 0.75 of glans sclerotised with unpatterned praeputium; subapical lobe and basal lobe present.

Attractant: Cue lure.

Host plants: Litsea verticillata ( Lauraceae ) (Guang-qin et al., 1993).

Type locality: Type locality: China (Hainan I) .

Figures

FIGURES 25–32. Bactrocera (Bactrocera) rubigina (Wang and Zhao). 25, head; 26, scutum (dorsal view); 27, thorax (lateral view); 28, abdomen; 29, wing; 30, epandrium and surstyli (lateral view); 31, epandrium and surstyli (posterior view); 32, glans of phallus.

FIGURES41–44. Comparisonbetween theepandrium(lateral view).41, Bactrocera(Bactrocera) ettinabhujaAbhishek &David, sp. nov.; 42, Bactrocera (Bactrocera) kyrdemkulai Abhishek & David, sp. nov.; 43, Bactrocera (Bactrocera) paraosbeckiae Drew.; 44, Bactrocera (Bactrocera) rubigina (Wang and Zhao).

FIGURES 45–48. Comparison between the epandrium (posterior view). 45, Bactrocera (Bactrocera) ettinabhuja Abhishek & David, sp. nov.; 46, Bactrocera (Bactrocera) kyrdemkulai Abhishek & David, sp. nov.; 47, Bactrocera (Bactrocera) paraosbeckiae Drew.; 48, Bactrocera (Bactrocera) rubigina (Wang and Zhao).

FIGURES 49–52. Comparison between the glans of phallus. 49, Bactrocera (Bactrocera) ettinabhuja Abhishek & David, sp. nov.; 50, Bactrocera (Bactrocera) kyrdemkulai Abhishek & David, sp. nov.; 51, Bactrocera (Bactrocera) paraosbeckiae Drew; 52, Bactrocera (Bactrocera) rubigina (Wang and Zhao).