Euphranta cassiae (Munro)

David, K. J., Hancock, D. L., Sachin, K. & Mahendiran, G., 2021, A new species, new postabdominal descriptions and a new synonymy in Euphranta Loew (Diptera: Tephritidae: Trypetinae: Adramini), Zootaxa 5057 (1), pp. 87-98 : 93

Euphranta cassiae (Munro)

( Figures 14–23 )

Rhacochlaena cassiae Munro, 1938: 33 : Type locality: Pusa , Bihar.

Material examined: 2♀, INDIA: Maharashtra, Nagpur , NRCC, 18.ix.2009, David, K.J .; 1♀, INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore, Attur , 03.x.2020, Sachin K .; 1♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore, G.K. V . K, 10.xii.2020, Maruthi K. V . ( NIM) .

Diagnosis: External morphology and sexual dimorphism in wing pattern was adequately described by Munro (1938) except for male and female genitalia.

Postabdomen. Male. Epandrium dome-shaped with elongate lateral surstylus (1.5 times longer than epandrium), with hyaline proctiger higher than epandrium. Medial surstylus shorter than lateral surstylus with well-developed prensisetae ( Figs 16, 17 ). Phallus elongate, coiled (3.05 mm), glans highly sclerotized with well-developed acrophallus ( Fig. 18 ). Female. Oviscape elongate (1.92 mm), dark brown/black ( Fig. 19 ); eversible membrane (1.36 mm) shorter than oviscape with conical spicules on proximal and distal ends ( Figs 21, 22 ); aculeus shorter than oviscape and eversible membrane (0.69 mm) with three preapical indentations and four pairs of preapical setae ( Fig. 22 ). Spermathecae hyaline, elongate and tubular ( Fig. 23 ).

Figures

FIGURES 14–15. Euphranta cassiae (Munro), habitus. 14, dorsal; 15, lateral.

FIGURES 16–23. Postabdominal structures of Euphranta cassiae (Munro). 16, epandrium (lateral view); 17, epandrium (posterior view); 18, glans of phallus; 19, ovipositor; 20, spicules on proximal end of eversible membrane; 21, spicules on distal end of eversible membrane; 22, aculeus tip; 23, spermatheca.