Euphranta cassiae (Munro)
Nomenclature
Rhacochlaena cassiae Munro, 1938: 33
Euphranta (Staurella) cassiae: Hardy, 1977: 81
Euphranta (Rhacochlaena) cassiae: Kapoor, 1993: 91
Taxonomic position
Diptera: Brachycera: Tephritoidea: Tephritidae: Trypetinae: Adramini
Diagnosis
- Scutum black with well developed medial postsutural vitta extending up to transverse suture.
- Face fulvous without any markings
- Wing predominantly hyaline with radial-medial band; subapical band fused to anterior apical band
- Abdomen black with medial yellow patch in tergites 1-3
Host plants
Larvae develop inside the pods of Cassia fistula (Fabaceae)
Distribution
Bihar, Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand
Selected References
Hardy, D. E. (1977) Family Tephritidae (Trypetidae, Trupaneidae), p. 44-134. In M. D. Delfinado & D. E. Hardy, eds., A catalog of the Diptera of the Oriental Region, Volume III, Suborder Cyclorrhapha, (excluding Division Aschiza). University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, X + 854 p.
Kapoor, V.C. (1993) Indian Fruit Flies (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae). International Science Publisher, New York, 228 pp.
Munro, H. K. (1938) Studies on Indian Trypetidae (Diptera). Records of the Indian Museum, 40, 21-37.
