Two new species of Euphranta Loew (Diptera, Tephritidae, Trypetinae, Adramini) from India
Two new species of Euphranta Loew are described from India, namely Euphranta goniothalami David & Hancock, sp. nov. reared from seeds of an endemic shrub, Goniothalamus keralensis E.S.S. Kumar, Shaju, Roy & Raj Kumar, in Valara, Idukki district (which is a part of the Western Ghats mountains), and Euphranta undulata David & Hancock, sp. nov. from Meghalaya, Northeast India. An updated key to all Euphranta species known to occur in India is also provided.
Authors
- D. L. Hancock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8478-7976)
- K. J. DAVID (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5092-141X)
- P. S. Jothish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5532-4465)
- Venkateshaiah Abhishek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7044-3977)
- Kennedy Ningthoujam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6709-7252)
- N. R. Noor Mahammed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5625-6192)
- Elizabeth Alex Reshma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3972-9528)
- Bihari Mohapatra Niladri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8025-0426)
Institutions
- Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (IN)
- National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (IN)
- Central Agricultural University (IN)
- University of Cumbria (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/dez.72.165084
- Primary Topic
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research