Rhochmopterum venustum (de Meijere)
Nomenclature
Rhabdochaeta venusta Meijere, 1914: 215
Rhabdochaeta dorsosetosa Hardy, 1970: 110
Rhochmopterum subsolanum Ito, 1984: 287
Rhochmopterum venustum: Norrbom et al., 1999: 203
Taxonomic position
Diptera: Brachycera: Tephritoidea: Tephritidae: Tephritinae: Schistopterini
Diagnosis
- Wing with radiating rays and reticulate pattern; bullae prominent
- Abdomen with white erect setulae
Host plants
Vernonia sp. (Asteraceae)
Distribution
Karnataka, Assam
Selected References
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.
Hardy, D. E. (1970) Tephritidae (Diptera) collected by the Noona Dan Expedition in the Philippine and Bismarck islands. Entomologiske Meddelelser, 38, 97-136.
Ito, S. (1984) Lieferung 3, p. 97-144. InDie japanischen Bohrfliegen. Maruzen Co., Ltd., Osaka. 352 p.
Meijere, J. C. H. de. (1914) Studien uber sudostasiatische Dipteren. IX. [concl.]. Tijdschr. Entomol, 57, 169-275.
