A new species of Pristaciura Hendel (Diptera: Tephritidae: Tephritinae:Tephrellini) and new distribution record of Procecidochares utilis Stone from Himalayas
A new species, Pristaciura hancocki Maneesh & Prabhakar, sp. nov., is described from Himachal Pradesh, India, along with an identification key to species in the genus Pristaciura Hendel. Additionally, Procecidochares utilis Stone is newly recorded from the high-altitude regions of Himachal Pradesh.
Authors
- Chandra S. Prabhakar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7182-2667)
- MANEESH PAL SINGH (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5521-6253)
Institutions
- Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry (IN)
- Bihar Agricultural University (IN)
- Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-03-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5604.4.10
- Primary Topic
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00