Euphranta siruvani

Euphranta siruvani, is a new species of fruit fly in the family Tephritidae. This species is reported from the Siruvani which is an ecological hot spot located in the Western Ghats of India. This species has been collected from a non forest area near Siruvani in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu, India.[1] This species is differentiated from other species of Euphranta by the presence of an 'V' shaped black band on the wing and prominent sub-apical band connected to the apical black patch.[2]

Euphranta siruvani
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E. siruvani
Binomial name
Euphranta siruvani
David et al., 2020

References

  1. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/new-species-of-fruit-fly-from-india-named-after-siruvani-in-western-ghats/article33536294.ece
  2. David, K.J.; Hancock, D.L.; Sankararaman, H.; Sachin, K.; Sudhir, Singh (29 October 2020). "A new species of Euphranta Loew (Diptera: Tephritidae: Trypetinae: Adramini) from India". Zootaxa. 4868 (4): 584–590. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4868.4.8.


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