Sphenella sinensis Schiner
Nomenclature
Sphenella sinensis Schiner, 1868: 267
Sphenella indica Schiner, 1868: 267
Trypeta sinensis Thomson, 1869: 585
Scedella sinensis: Hardy, 1970: 114
Taxonomic position
Diptera: Brachycera: Tephritoidea: Tephritidae: Tephritinae
Diagnosis
- Scutum and abdomen grey pollinose with white setulae
- Wing predominantly hylaine with broad subapical band merging with anterior apical band
Host plants
Larvae develops inside the flowers of Emelia sonchifolia
Distribution
Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand