Two new species of Platensina Enderlein from India

 Two new species of Platensina Enderlein, P. rabbanii David & Hancock, sp. nov. , and P. flavistigma David & Hancock, sp. nov. , are described from Meghalaya and southern India, respectively. Platensina rabbanii can be differentiated from P. alboapicalis Hering by the presence of a single...

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Published in:ZooKeys 2022-04 (2), p.123
Main Authors: David, K. J, Hancock, D. L, Sachin, K, Gracy, R. G, Salini, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Discovery and exploration
DNA barcoding
Fruit-flies
Identification and classification
Methods
Morphology (Animals)
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Summary: Two new species of Platensina Enderlein, P. rabbanii David & Hancock, sp. nov. , and P. flavistigma David & Hancock, sp. nov. , are described from Meghalaya and southern India, respectively. Platensina rabbanii can be differentiated from P. alboapicalis Hering by the presence of a single hyaline indentation in cell r[sub.1] and the apical hyaline band in cell r[sub.2+3] restricted to the apex; P. flavistigma differs from P. quadrula Hardy by the presence of a yellow/fulvous pterostigma and shape of the epandrium. DNA barcode sequences of P. acrostacta (Wiedemann), P. flavistigma and P. platyptera Hendel were obtained and reported. Postabdominal descriptions and illustrations of P. acrostacta , P. platyptera and P. zodiacalis (Bezzi) are also provided along with keys to all 23 species and the 7 known from India. Keywords: Identification key, Ludwigia , Meghalaya, Onagraceae , Platensinina , south India
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.1092.80645