Bactrocera (Bactrocera) blairiae Drew & Romig

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 : 112

Bactrocera (Bactrocera) blairiae Drew & Romig

Bactrocera (Bactrocera) blairiae Drew & Romig, 2013: 57 .

Material examined: 2♂♂, INDIA, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman Islands, Mt. Harriet , 11.iii. 2012, David, K. J ., 3♂♂, INDIA, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman Islands, Chouldari, Bloomsdale , 8.iii. 2012, David, K. J. ( NBAIR) ; 1♀, INDIA, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman Islands, Mt. Harriet , 25.iv. 1995, H. R. Ranganath ( UASB) .

Diagnosis: Male with epandrium and surstyli oval in outline (posterior view) ( Fig. 5C ). Lateral surstylus shorter than epandrium; posterior lobe of surstylus broad, curved in, as long as anterior lobe; ventral rim of lateral surstylus 3 times longer than dorsal rim ( Fig. 3C ). Proctiger quadrate and smaller than epandrium ( Fig. 3C ). Medial surstylus with a pair of thick prensisetae ( Fig. 5C ). Phallus 2.8̄3.0 mm long excluding glans (0.42 mm); 0.75 of glans sclerotised with unpatterned praeputium; subapical lobe and basal lobe present ( Fig. 8C ). Female with dorsoventrally flattened, reddish-brown oviscape (1.89 mm); eversible membrane (2.70 mm) with conical spicules on distal end ( Fig. 11B ); aculeus short (1.9 mm), apex acute with smooth preapical steps ( Fig. 13B ), four pairs of preapical setae; two black convoluted mulberry shaped spermathecae ( Fig. 15B ).

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FIGURE 3. Epandrium, surstyli and proctiger of Dacini. (A) B. (B.) affinis; (B) B. (B.) apiconigroscutella; (C) B. (B.) blairiae; (D) B. (B.) carambolae; (E) B. (B.) caryeae; (F) B. (B.) correcta; (G) B. (B.) dorsalis; (H) B. (B.) digressa; (I) B. (B.) fastigata; (J) B. (B.) latifrons; (K) B. (B.) limbifera; (L) B. (B.) melastomatos; (M) B. (B.) nigrofemoralis; (N) B. (B.) paraosbeckiae; (O) B. (B.) ranganathi; (P) B. (B.) verbascifoliae; (Q) B. (B.) versicolor; (R) B. (B.) vishnu; (S) B. (B.) zonata; (T) Zeugodacus (H.) diversus; (U) Z. (J.) scutellarius; (V) Z. (J.) trilineatus; (W) Z. (Pd.) duplicatus; (X) Z. (Ps.) binoyi.

FIGURE 5. Epandrium and surstyli (posterior view) of Bactrocera Macquart. (A) B. (B.) affinis;(B) B. (B.) apiconigroscutella; (C) B. (B.) blairiae; (D) B. (B.) carambolae; (E) B. (B.) caryeae; (F) B. (B.) correcta; (G) B. (B.) dorsalis; (H) B. (B.) digressa; (I) B. (B.) fastigata; (J) B. (B.) latifrons; (K) B. (B.) limbifera; (L) B. (B.) melastomatos; (M) B. (B.) nigrofemoralis; (N) B. (B.) paraosbeckiae; (O) B. (B.) ranganathi; (P) B. (B.) verbascifoliae; (Q) B. (B.) versicolor; (R) B. (B.) vishnu; (S) B. (B.) zonata; (T) Z. (H.) diversus.

FIGURE 8. Glans of phallus of Bactrocera. (A) B.(B.) affinis; (B) B.(B.) apiconigroscutella; (C) B.(B.) blairiae; (D) B.(B.) carambolae; (E) B. (B.) caryeae; (F) B. (B.) correcta; (G) B.(B.) dorsalis; (H) B.(B.) digressa; (I) B.(B.) fastigata; (J) B.(B.) latifrons; (K) B.(B.) limbifera; (L) B. (B.) melastomatos.

FIGURE 11. Spicules on distal end of eversible membrane of Dacini. (A) B. (B.) albistrigata; (B) B.(B.) blairiae; (C) B. (B.) caryeae; (D) B. (B.) correcta; (E) B. (B.) dorsalis; (F) B. (B.) digressa; (G) B. (B.) latifrons; (H) B. (B.) nigrofemoralis; (I) B. (B.) zonata; (J) B. (Bulladacus) cinnabaria; (K) Zeugodacus (Hemigymnodacus) diversus; (L) Z. (Javadacus) trilineatus.

FIGURE 13. Aculeus tip of Bactrocera. (A) B. (B.) albistrigata; (B) B. (B.) blairiae; (C) B. (B.) caryeae; (D) B. (B.) correcta; (E) B. (B.) dorsalis; (F) B. (B.) digressa; (G) B. (B.) latifrons; (H) B. (B.) nigrofemoralis; (I) B. (B.) zonata; (J) B. (Bulladacus) cinnabaria; (K) Zeugodacus (Hemigymnodacus) diversus; (L) Z. (Javadacus) trilineatus.

FIGURE 15. Spermatheca of Dacini. (A) Bactrocera (B.) albistrigata; (B) B. (B.) blairiae; (C) B.(B.) caryeae; (D) B. (B.) correcta (E) B. (B.) digressa (F) B. (B.) dorsalis; (G) B. (B.) latifrons; (H) B. (B.) nigrofemoralis; (I) B. (B.) syzygii; (J) B. (B.) zonata; (K) B. (Bulladacus) cinnabaria; (L) B. (Parazeugodacus) bipustulata; (M) D. (Callantra) longicornis; (N) Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus; (O) Dacus (Leptoxyda) persicus; (P) Zeugodacus (H.) diversus; (Q) Z. (J.) trilineatus; (R) Z. (Z.) cucurbitae; (S) Z. (Z.) fuscoalatus; (T) Z. (Z.) havelockiae; (U) Z. (Z.) tau; (V) Z. (Z.) watersi; (W) Z. (Z.) zahadi.