Zeugodacus (Javadacus) scutellarius (Bezzi)

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 : 127

Zeugodacus (Javadacus) scutellarius (Bezzi)

Chaetodacus scutellarius Bezzi, 1916:110 .

Dacus (Bactrocera) scutellarius Hardy, 1977: 52 .

Bactrocera (Bactrocera) scutellaria (in Norrbom et al., 1999:95) .

Bactrocera (Javadacus) scutellaria (in Drew & Raghu, 2002: 328. Drew & Romig, 2013: 211).

Zeugodacus (Javadacus) scutellarius (in Doorenweerd et al., 2018: 48) .

Material examined: 2♂♂, INDIA, Kerala, Kaniyambetta , 23.x.2005, David K. J. ( UASB) .

Diagnosis: Male genitalia with epandrium and lateral surstyli bulb-shaped (posterior view). Lateral surstylus longer than epandrium; posterior lobe of surstylus narrow, curved in, 8̄10 times longer than anterior lobe. Proctiger triangular and smaller than epandrium ( Fig. 3U ). Medial surstylus longer than lateral surstylus tapering towards apex with a pair of thick prensisetae ( Fig. 6A ). Phallus 1.8̄ 2.1 mm long excluding glans (0.35 mm); 0.75 of glans sclerotised with patterned praeputium; subapical lobe and basal lobe present ( Fig. 9I ).

Figures

FIGURE 3. Epandrium, surstyli and proctiger of Dacini. (A) B. (B.) affinis; (B) B. (B.) apiconigroscutella; (C) B. (B.) blairiae; (D) B. (B.) carambolae; (E) B. (B.) caryeae; (F) B. (B.) correcta; (G) B. (B.) dorsalis; (H) B. (B.) digressa; (I) B. (B.) fastigata; (J) B. (B.) latifrons; (K) B. (B.) limbifera; (L) B. (B.) melastomatos; (M) B. (B.) nigrofemoralis; (N) B. (B.) paraosbeckiae; (O) B. (B.) ranganathi; (P) B. (B.) verbascifoliae; (Q) B. (B.) versicolor; (R) B. (B.) vishnu; (S) B. (B.) zonata; (T) Zeugodacus (H.) diversus; (U) Z. (J.) scutellarius; (V) Z. (J.) trilineatus; (W) Z. (Pd.) duplicatus; (X) Z. (Ps.) binoyi.

FIGURE 6. Epandrium and surstyli (posterior view) of Dacini. (A) Z. (J.) scutellarius; (B) Z. (J.) trilineatus; (C) Z. (Pd.) duplicatus; (D) Z. (Ps.) binoyi; (E) Z. (Parasinodacus) incisus; (F) B. (Parazeugodacus) bipustulata; (G) Z. (Zeugodacus) assamensis; (H) Z. (Z.) caudatus; (I) Z. (Z.) cucurbitae; (J) Z. (Z.) fuscoalatus; (K) Z. (Z.) gavisus; (L) Z. (Z.) havelockiae; (M) Z. (Z.) scutellaris; (N) Z. (Z.) tau;(O) Z. (Z.) watersi; (P) Z. (Z.) zahadi

FIGURE 9. Glans of phallus of Bactrocera. (A) B. (B.) nigrofemoralis; (B) B. (B.) paraosbeckiae; (C) B. (B.) ranganathi; (D), B. (B.) verbascifoliae; (E) B. (B.) versicolor; (F) B. (B.) vishnu; (G) B. (B.) zonata; (H) Z. (H.) diversus; (I) Z. (J.) scutellarius; (J) Z. (J.) trilineatus; (K) Z. (Pd.) duplicatus; (L) Z. (Ps.) binoyi; (M) Z. (Ps.) incisus; (N) B. (Pz.) bipustulata.