Bactrocera (Bactrocera) paraosbeckiae Drew, 2002

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 : 290-292

Bactrocera (Bactrocera) paraosbeckiae Drew ( Figures 17–24 )

Bactrocera (Bactrocera) paraosbeckiae Drew, Drew and Raghu, 2002: 340 . Holotype male in NHM, London , UK.

Material examined: 1♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Kidu , CPCRI, 19.ii.2015, David, K.J .; 2♂♂, INDIA, Kerala, Calicut, Maroor , 13.xi.2012, Devaraj ; 1♂, INDIA, Maharashtra, Konkan Region , 14.ix.2012, H. R. Sawai ; 3♂♂, INDIA, Kerala, Calicut, Maroor , 18.x.2017, Latha, S. (NIM) .

Diagnosis. This species has been adequately described by Drew & Romig (2013) except for some additional genitalia characters. Male genitalia ( Figs 22, 23, 24 , 43 , 47 , 51 ): Epandrium and surstyli inverted U-shaped in outline (posterior view) epandrium shorter than lateral surstylus, lateral surstylus broad (0.1 mm), posterior lobe of surstylus, pointed, curved back, not longer than anterior lobe; ventral rim of lateral surstylus as long as the dorsal rim (0.2 mm). Proctiger membraneous, dome shaped, smaller than epandrium. Medial surstylus, longer than lateral surstylus tapering towards apex with a pair of thick prensisetae. Phallus elongate (1.8–2.0 mm) excluding glans (0.40 mm) ( Figs 24 , 51 ); 0.75 of glans sclerotised with unpatterned praeputium; subapical lobe and basal lobe present.

Attractant: Cue lure.

Host plants: No known record.

Type locality: Southern India (Kerala).

Figures

FIGURES 17–24. Bactrocera (Bactrocera) paraosbeckiae Drew. 17, head; 18, scutum (dorsal view); 19, thorax (lateral view); 20, abdomen; 21, wing; 22, epandrium and surstyli (lateral view); 23, epandrium and surstyli (posterior view); 24, 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).