Scedella spiloptera (Bezzi)
Nomenclature
Tephritis spiloptera Bezzi, 1913: 165
Paroxyna spiloptera: Hendel, 1928: 369
Stylia spiloptera: Hering, 1956: 74
Scedella spiloptera: Munro, 1957: 1001
Taxonomic position
Diptera: Brachycera: Tephritoidea: Tephritidae:Tephritinae: Tephritini
Diagnosis
- Face fulvous without any markings
- Scutum grey pollinose with three prominent dark brown longitudinal lines
- Wing predominantly hyaline with reticulate pattern
- All femora fulvous without any dark markings
Host plants
Blainvillea acmellla (L.) Philipson, Synedrella sp. (Asteraceae)
Distribution
Widespread in India
References
Agarwal, M.L. & Sueyoshi, M. (2005) Catalogue of Indian Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae). Oriental Insects, 39, 371–433.
Bezzi, M. (1913) Indian trypaneids (fruit-flies) in the collection of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. Memoirs of Indian Museum, 3, 53-175.
David, K.J. & Ramani, S. (2011) An illustrated key to fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Peninsular India and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Zootaxa, 3021, 1–31.
