Platensina platyptera Hendel, 1915

David, K. J., Hancock, D. L., Sachin, K., Gracy, R. G. & Salini, S., 2022, Two new species of Platensina Enderlein (Diptera, Tephritidae, Tephritinae, Dithrycini) from India, ZooKeys 1092, pp. 123-146 : 123

Platensina platyptera Hendel

Platensina platyptera Hendel, 1915: 461. Type locality Taihorin, Taiwan.

Platensina malaita Curran, 1936: 29. Type locality Tai Lagoon, Malaita, Solomon Is.

Platensina dubia Malloch, 1939: 459. Type locality Gordonvale, Qld, Australia.

Platensina amplipennis : authors, nec Walker, 1860. Misidentifications.

Material examined.

India: 1♀, Karnataka, Bengaluru, G.K.V.K, 02.ii.2012, David K.J. “leg” ; 1♂, A&N Islands, Middle Andamans, Kadamtala , 09.iii.2012, David, K.J. “leg” ; 1♀, Karnataka, Mandya, Maddur , 09.i.2013, David, K.J. “leg” ; 1♀, Karnataka, Uttara Kannada, Dandeli , 15.i.2015, Rajesh S. “leg” ; 1♀, Meghalaya, Mawlynnong Road , 12.x.2019, David, K.J. “leg” (NIM) .

Diagnosis

(Figs 31 , 32 ). This species was originally described by Hendel (1915) from Taiwan. It was recorded from India by Hancock (2012), based on photographs by the senior author. It is a medium-sized species with broad quadrate hyaline markings in cells c and r1, round hyaline spots along the wing margin and in almost all the cells. It is similar to P. zodiacalis (Bezzi) but can be differentiated by the presence of apical scutellar setae.

Male genitalia.

Epandrium (Fig. 33 ) dark brown, heavily sclerotised, with no demarcation from lateral surstylus (in profile view); epandrium and surstyli oval in posterior view, with well developed prensisetae (Fig. 34 ). Phallus elongate (1.54 mm long including glans); glans stout, with broad sclerotised rod (Fig. 35 ).

Female genitalia.

Oviscape 0.99 mm long, dark brown, conical, dorsoventrally flattened (Fig. 36 ); eversible membrane 0.83 mm long, shorter than oviscape, with conical spicules along entire length except for a few rows of flattened ones distally (Figs 37 , 38 ); taeniae short, dark brown, 0.25 of length of eversible membrane. Aculeus shorter than eversible membrane, not dorsoventrally flattened, curved at its proximal end; apex of aculeus pointed and conical (Figs 40 , 41 ). Spermatheca brown, club-shaped, with numerous papillae (Fig. 39 ).

Distribution.

This species is widespread from India (Kerala, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Andaman and Nicobar Islands) to Japan and Australasia ( Hancock 2012).

DNA Barcode.

NCBI GenBank accession number - MW448367 (1♂, India: Kerala, Kannur, Aaralam, 13.i.2020, David, K. J.).

Figures

Figures 31 - 32. Platensina platyptera Hendel 31 habitus (dorsal) 32 habitus (lateral).

Figures 33 - 41. Platensina platyptera Hendel 33 epandrium (lateral) 34 epandrium (posterior view) 35 glans of phallus 36 ovipositor 37 spicules on proximal end of eversible membrane 38 spicules on distal end of eversible membrane 39 spermatheca 40 aculeus 41 aculeus tip (100 x).