A new species of Rhochmopterum Speiser (Diptera: Tephritidae: Tephritinae: Schistopterini) from India
A new species of Rhochmopterum Speiser is described and illustrated from India, namely Rhochmopterum malaviyai Nikhil, David & Hancock, sp. nov. from northeastern and northern plains of India. A key to all species of Rhochmopterum from Oriental region is included. mt-COI and 28s sequences of Rhochmopterum malaviyai Nikhil, David & Hancock, sp. nov. were obtained and reported.
Authors
- M. Raghuraman
- D. L. Hancock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8478-7976)
- Gandhi Gracy Ramasamy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6764-5167)
- K. J. DAVID (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5092-141X)
- N Srinivasa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3917-3713)
- NIKHIL KHEMRAJJI HATWAR
Institutions
- National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (IN)
- Banaras Hindu University (IN)
- University of Cumbria (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5588.1.6
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.67