Sphaeniscus quadrincisus (Wiedemann)
Nomenclature
Trypeta quadrincisa Wiedemann, 1824: 55
Tryepta tacia Walker 1849: 1021
Tryepta tacia Wulp, 1896: 192
Euxesta parvula Wulp, 1897: 141
Spheniscomyia quadrincisa: Bezzi, 1913: 147
Sphaeniscus quadrincisus: Hering, 1956: 67; Agarwal & Sueyoshi, 2005: 421
Taxonomic position
Diptera: Brachycera: Tephritoidea: Tephritidae: Tephritinae: Tephrellini
Diagnosis
- Scutum, scutellum and abdomen entirely black
- Wing with black transverse bands
- Base of the wing hyaline; costal margin with single V shaped hyaline indentation; three hyaline wedges along posterior margin
Host plants
Larvae develops inside seeds of Ocimum sp. (Lamiaceae)
Distribution
Andaman Islands, Delhi, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Orissa, West Bengal
Selected References
Agarwal, M.L. & Sueyoshi, M. (2005) Catalogue of Indian Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae). Oriental Insects, 39, 371–433.
Hering, E. M. (1956) Trypetidae (Dipt.) von Ceylon (53. Beitrag zur 2226 Kenntnis der Trypetidae). Verh. Naturforsch. Ges. Basel 67: 62-74.
Wiedemann, C. R. W. (1824) Munus rectoris in Academia Christiana Albertina aditurus analecta entomologica ex Museo Regio Havniensi maxime congesta profert iconibusque illustrat. Kiliae, [= Kiel]. 60 p.
