Two new species of Platensina Enderlein (Diptera, Tephritidae, Tephritinae, Dithrycini) from India

Two new species of Platensina Enderlein, P.rabbanii David & Hancock, sp. nov., and P.flavistigma David & Hancock, sp. nov., are described from Meghalaya and southern India, respectively. Platensinarabbanii can be differentiated from P.alboapicalis Hering by the presence of a single hyaline indentation in cell r₁ and the apical hyaline band in cell r₂₊₃ restricted to the apex; P.flavistigma differs from P.quadrula Hardy by the presence of a yellow/fulvous pterostigma and shape of the epandrium. DNA barcode sequences of P.acrostacta (Wiedemann), P.flavistigma and P.platyptera Hendel were obtained and reported. Postabdominal descriptions and illustrations of P.acrostacta, P.platyptera and P.zodiacalis (Bezzi) are also provided along with keys to all 23 species and the 7 known from India.

A new species, new postabdominal descriptions and a new synonymy in Euphranta Loew (Diptera: Tephritidae: Trypetinae: Adramini)

A new species of Euphranta, E. flavothoracica David, Hancock Sachin, sp. n. is described from India and placed in the zeylanica group of species. Postabdominal structures of E. cassiae (Munro), E. crux (Fabricius) and E. klugii (Wiedemann) are described. A revised key to the 16 species of Euphranta known from India is provided. A new generic and specific synonymy is established: Euphranta Loew, 1862 = Ichneumonomacula Chen, 2020, syn. n. and Dacus figuratus Walker, 1856 (=Euphranta figurata (Walker, 1856))= Ichneumonomacula wangyongi Chen, 2020, syn. n.

A new species of the genus Asobara Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitic on Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae) infesting tomato in India

Asobara jenningsi Gupta sp. nov., a new parasitoid of the braconid genus, is described and illustrated from Karnataka, India. The new species is compared with all the possible closely allied species from the Oriental region.

Taxonomic notes on the genus Elaphromyia Bigot (Diptera: Tephritidae: Tephritinae: Pliomelaenini) in India, with description of a new species

A new species of Elaphromyia, E. juncta David, Hancock Sachin, sp. n. is described from India. It can be differentiated from the morphologically similar E. siva Frey and E. pterocallaeformis (Bezzi) by the wing pattern, epandrial characters, morphology of spicules on the eversible membrane and spermathecal shape. Elaphromyia siva Frey and E. yunnanensis Wang are recorded for the first time from India. Records of E. pterocallaeformis (Bezzi) from southern India are regarded as misidentifications. A key to the 7 known non-African species is included.

A new species of Hemilea Loew and two new records of Trypetini (Diptera: Tephritidae: Trypetinae) from India

A new species of Hemilea Loew, H. totu David, Hancock Sachin, sp. n., is described from India. Paratrypeta appendiculata (Hendel) and Vidalia thailandica Hancock Drew are recorded for the first time from India and a key to species of Hemilea from India and Myanmar is provided.

New species, redescriptions and phylogenetic revision of tribe Dacini (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) from India based on morphological characters

The tribe Dacini comprising four genera, namely Bactrocera Macquart, Dacus Fabricius, Monacrostichus Bezzi and Zeugodacus Hendel, is a derived lineage in Tephritidae. It is one of the most economically important tribes in Tephritidae harbouring several species of quarantine concern across the world. We describe two new species of Bactrocera Macquart, B. (Parazeugodacus) conica David Ramani, sp. n. B. (B.) prabhui David, sp. n. from India. Postabdominal structures of males and/or females of 23 species of Bactrocera, 16 species of Zeugodacus and 8 species of Dacus from India are illustrated and described for the first time, which revealed similarities between Dacus and Zeugodacus with respect to epandrial shape and praeputium patterning. Bactrocera is unique in possessing oval shaped epandrium and an unpatterned praeputium. An analysis of phylogenetic relationships between three genera of the tribe Dacini from India based on morphological characters has been attempted for the first time. Cladistic analysis employing 51 characters of 62 species in Dacini, with seven species as outgroups revealed the monophyly of Dacini, Bactrocera and Dacus with supporting nonhomplasious synapomorphies. Ichneumonopsis Hardy, often included in the Gastrozonini, does not possess any synapomorphies of Dacini, eventhough it appeared at the base of the Dacini clade. Zeugodacus was retrieved as a monophyletic sister-group to Dacus based solely on a single homoplasious host plant character, with weak statistcal support.

A new species of <i>Gastrozona</i> Bezzi (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae: Gastrozonini) with an updated key to species from India

Gastrozona nigrifemur sp. nov., is described from India. Postabdominal structures of G. fasciventris (both male and female), G. soror (female) and G. montana (male) are described and illustrated. An updated key to Indian species of Gastrozona is provided.

Two new species and a new record of Bactrocera Macquart (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae: Dacini) from India

Two new species of Bactrocera Macquart, namely Bactrocera (Calodacus) harrietensis Ramani & David, sp. nov. and Bactrocera (Calodacus) chettalli David & Ranganath, sp. nov., are described from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Karnataka, India, respectively. Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) semongokensis Drew & Romig is recorded for the first time from India.

A new species of Magnimyiolia Shiraki (Diptera: Tephritidae: Trypetinae) and new records of Acanthonevrini from India

A new species of the subfamily Trypetinae, Magnimyiolia perennifascia Singh & David, sp. nov. (Trypetini) is described from India. Two species of subfamily Phytalmiinae, Ectopomyia baculigera Hardy and Ptilona conformis Zia (Acanthonevrini) are recorded for the first time from India. An updated key to Oriental species of Magnimyiolia Shiraki is provided.

Two new species of Euphranta Loew (Diptera: Tephritidae: Trypetiane) and an updated key for the species from India

Two new species of genus Euphranta Loew, namely E. wrightiae sp. nov. and E. pseudocassiae sp. nov. are described from India. An updated key to Indian species of Euphranta is also provided. 

New species and records of Trypetinae (Diptera: Tephritidae) from India

Two new species of the subfamily Trypetinae, Acidoxantha galibeedu David & Ramani, sp. nov. (tribe Nitrariomyiini) and Philophylla lachung Singh & David, sp. nov. (tribe Trypetini) are described from India. Acidoxantha totoflava is documented as new record from India. Keys to the species of known Acidoxantha Hendel and Indian Philophylla Rondani are provided.