Dacus (Neodacus) sphaeroidalis (Bezzi)

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 (Neodacus) sphaeroidalis (Bezzi)

Mellesis sphaeroidalis Bezzi, 1916:115 .

Callantra sphaeroidalis Hardy, 1973: 11 ; Hardy, 1977: 46.

Dacus (Callantra) sphaeroidalis (in Liang et al., 1993: 139; Drew et al., 1998:629: Norrbom et al., 1998: 131).

Sinodacus chonglui Chao & Lin, 1996: 131 . (synonymised by Drew & Romig, 2013)

Dacus (Neodacus) sphaeroidalis (in Drew & Romig, 2013: 402) .

Material examined: 3♂♂, INDIA, Chandigarh, Panchkula, 12.ix.2009, Shakti Singh ( NBAIR) .

Diagnosis: Male with epandrium and surstyli distinctly bulb-shaped (posterior view) ( Fig. 7H ). Lateral surstylus shorter than epandrium, apex of posterior lobe of surstylus blunt, 3 times longer than anterior lobe. Proctiger triangular and smaller than epandrium ( Fig. 4T ). Medial surstylus longer than lateral surstylus with well developed prensisetae. Phallus 3.7 mm long excluding glans (0.5 mm); 0.75 of glans sclerotized, preaputium patterned ( Fig. 10R ).

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.