Philophylla fossata (Fabricius)
Nomenclature
Tephritis fossata Fabricius, 1805: 320
Trypeta fossata: Wiedemann, 1830: 202
Trypeta elimia Walker, 1849: 1033
Ortalis regularis Doleschall, 1858: 119
Trypeta fesseta: Bigot, 1892: 224
Acidia fossata: Bezzi, 1913: 144
Acidia fossataeformis Bezzi, 1920: 245
Pseudospheniscus fossatus: Shiraki, 1933: 169
Neanomoea lieftincki: Hering, 1952a: 286
Anomoia (Euleia) fossata: Hardy, 1959: 231
Hendelina fossata: Shiraki, 1968: 37
Myoleja fossata: Hardy, 1973: 255
Myoleja fossata: Radhakrishnan, 1984: 63
Philophylla fossata: Norrbom et al., 1999: 188
Taxonomic position
Diptera: Brachycera: Tephritoidea: Tephritidae: Trypetinae: Trypetini
Diagnosis
- Scutum and abdomen black without any white/fulvous markings
- Basal half of wing black; subapical band fused with anterior apical band; posterior apical band present
- All femora black, tibiae fulvous with black markings
Host plants
Not known
Distribution
Assam, Karnataka, Kerala
Selected References
Bezzi, M. (1913) Indian trypaneids (fruit-flies) in the collection of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. Memoirs of Indian Museum, 3, 53-175.
Fabricius, J. C. (1805) Systema antliatorum secundum ordines, genera, spcies, adiectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Reichard, Brunsvigae [= Brunswick]. 1 + 373 + 30 p.
Hardy, D. E. (1973) The fruit flies (Tephritidae - Diptera) of Thailand and bordering countries. Pacific Insects Monograph, 31, 1-353.
Norrbom, A.L., Carroll, L.E., Thompson, F.C., White, I.M. & Freidberg, A. (1999) Systematic Database of Names. In: Thompson FC (Ed.) Fruit fly expert identification system and systematic information database. Myia, 9, 65–251.
Radhakrishnan, C. (1984) Tephritidae (Diptera: Insecta) of Namdapha. Records of zoological Survey of India, 81(3&4), 49-65.
