Dacus ( Mellesis ) ramanii Drew & Hancock

Dacus ( Mellesis) ramanii Drew & Hancock View in CoL

Dacus ( Callantra) ramanii Drew & Hancock View in CoL (in Drew et al., 1998: 623; David & Ramani, 2011: 4).

Material examined: 2♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore , 0 4. ii. 2014, David, K. J .; 2♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore , 11. xi. 2013, David, K. J .; 2♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore , 16. xii. 2013, David, K. J .; 2♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore , 0 2. xii. 2013, David, K. J .; 2♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore , 15. iv. 2014, David, K. J .; 2♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore , 19. v. 2014, Prabhu, G .; 1♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore , 15. i. 2013, David, K. J .; 1♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore , 0 4. xi. 2013, David, K. J .; 1♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore , 30. vi. 2014, David, K. J .; 1♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore , 10. ii. 2014, David, K. J ; 1♂, INDIA, Karnataka, Chikkaballapur , 27. iii. 2013, David, K. J. ( NBAIR) .

Diagnosis: Male with epandrium and surstyli distinctly bulb-shaped (posterior view) ( Fig. 7G View FIGURE 7 ). Lateral surstylus broad; posterior lobe of surstylus lanceolate, 3.5 times longer than anterior lobe, anterior lobe pointed ( Fig. 4S View FIGURE 4 ). Medial surstylus as long as lateral surstylus with a pair of well developed prensisetae. Proctiger triangular not larger than epandrium. Phallus 2.12 mm long excluding glans ( 0.4 mm), 0.75 of glans sclerotised with well developed fully patterned (polygonal pattern) praeputium, subapical and basal lobe present ( Fig. 10Q View FIGURE 10 ).