Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus Loew

David, K. J. & Ramani, S., 2019, New species, redescriptions and phylogenetic revision of tribe Dacini (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) from India based on morphological characters, Zootaxa 4551 (2), pp. 101-146 : 124

Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus Loew

Dacus ciliatus Loew, 1862:7 .

Dacus brevistylus Bezzi, 1908:149 .

Dacus (Bactrocera) cocciniae Premlata & Singh, 1987: 401 .

Dacus (Afrodacus) cocciniae Agarwal et al., 1992: 20 .

Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus (in Drew et al., 1998: 646; Drew & Romig, 2013: 374).

Material examined: 6♂, INDIA, New Delhi, IARI , 12. vii. 2012, Shakti, K. Singh; 1♀, INDIA, Tamil Nadu, Periyakulam , 30. iii. 2012, David, K. J .; 8♂, INDIA, Meghalaya, Barapani , February 2014, Boopathi ( NBAIR) .

Diagnosis: Male with epandrium and surstyli distinctly bulb-shaped (posterior view) ( Fig. 7C ). Lateral surstylus surstylus broad, shorter than epandrium; posterior lobe of surstylus 3 times longer than anterior lobe, hook shaped ( Fig. 4O ); medial surstylus as long as lateral surstylus, with a pair well developed prensisetae at its apex. Proctiger triangular and not larger than epandrium ( Fig. 4O ). Phallus (2 mm long) excluding glans (0.3 mm); glans sclerotised with well developed fully patterned praeputium, subapical lobe and basal lobe present ( Fig. 10M ). Female with fuscous oviscape (1.21 mm), eversible membrane (2.1 mm) with spicules on distal end having 4̄5 projections of equal height ( Fig. 12J ); aculeus (1.43 mm) tip pointed with three pairs of preapical setae ( Fig. 14J ). Two black, convoluted mulberry shaped spermathecae ( Fig. 15N ).

Figures

FIGURE 4. Epandrium and surstyli (lateral view) of tribe Dacini. (A) Z. (Parasinodacus) incisus; (B) B. (Parazeugodacus) bipustulata; (C) Z. (Zeugodacus) assamensis; (D) Z. (Z.) caudatus; (E) Z. (Z.) cucurbitae; (F) Z. (Z.) fuscoalatus; (G) Z. (Z.) gavisus; (H) Z. (Z.) havelockiae; (I) Z. (Z.) scutellaris; (J) Z. (Z.) tau; (K) Z. (Z.) watersi; (L) Z. (Z.) zahadi; (M) B. (Tetradacus) minax; (N) Dacus (Callantra) longicornis; (O) D. (Didacus) ciliatus; (P) D. (Leptoxyda) persicus; (Q) D. (Mellesis) crabroniformis; (R) D. (M.) discophorus; (S) D. (M.) ramanii; (T) D. (Neodacus) sphaeroidalis.

FIGURE 7. Epandrium and surstyli (posterior view) of Bactrocera and Dacus. (A) B. (Tetradacus) minax; (B), D. (Callantra) longicornis; (C) D. (Didacus) ciliatus; (D) D. (Leptoxyda) persicus; (E) D. (Mellesis) crabroniformis; (F) D. (Mellesis) discophorus; (G) D. (Mellesis) ramanii; (H) D. (Neodacus) sphaeroidalis.

FIGURE 10. Glans of phallus of Dacini. (A) Z. (Zeugodacus) assamensis; (B) Z. (Z.) caudatus; (C) B. (Z.) cucurbitae; (D) Z. (Z.) fuscoalatus; (E) Z. (Z.) gavisus; (F) Z. (Z.) havelockiae; (G) Z. (Z.) scutellaris; (H) Z.(Z.) tau; (I) Z. (Z.) watersi; (J) Z. (Z.) zahadi; (K) B. (Tetradacus) minax; (L) Dacus (Callantra) longicornis; (M) D. (Didacus) ciliatus; (N) D. (Leptoxyda) persicus; (O) D. (Mellesis) crabroniformis; (P) D. (M.) discophorus; (Q) D. (M.) ramanii; (R) D. (Neodacus) sphaeroidalis.

FIGURE 12. Spicules on distal end of eversible membrane of Dacini. (A) B. (Parazeugodacus) bipustulata; (B) Z. (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae; (C) Z. (Z.) fuscoalatus; (D) Z. (Z.) havelockiae; (E) Z. (Z.) tau; (F) Z. (Z.) watersi; (G) Z. (Z.) zahadi; (H) B. (Tetradacus) minax; (I) Dacus (Callantra) longicornis; (J) D. (Didacus) ciliatus; (K) D. (Leptoxyda) persicus; (L) D. (Mellesis) insulosus.

FIGURE 14. Aculeus tip of Dacini. (A) Bactrocera (Parazeugodacus) bipustulata; (B) Z. (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae; (C) Z. (Z.) fuscoalatus; (D) Z. (Z.) havelockiae; (E) Z. (Z.) tau; (F) Z. (Z.) watersi; (G) Z. (Z.) zahadi; (H) B. (Tetradacus) minax; (I) Dacus (Callantra) longicornis; (J) D. (Didacus) ciliatus; (K) D. (Leptoxyda) persicus; (L) D. (Mellesis) insulosus.

FIGURE 15. Spermatheca of Dacini. (A) Bactrocera (B.) albistrigata; (B) B. (B.) blairiae; (C) B.(B.) caryeae; (D) B. (B.) correcta (E) B. (B.) digressa (F) B. (B.) dorsalis; (G) B. (B.) latifrons; (H) B. (B.) nigrofemoralis; (I) B. (B.) syzygii; (J) B. (B.) zonata; (K) B. (Bulladacus) cinnabaria; (L) B. (Parazeugodacus) bipustulata; (M) D. (Callantra) longicornis; (N) Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus; (O) Dacus (Leptoxyda) persicus; (P) Zeugodacus (H.) diversus; (Q) Z. (J.) trilineatus; (R) Z. (Z.) cucurbitae; (S) Z. (Z.) fuscoalatus; (T) Z. (Z.) havelockiae; (U) Z. (Z.) tau; (V) Z. (Z.) watersi; (W) Z. (Z.) zahadi.