Pliomelaenini
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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5689.2.4 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:53139C23-EDE4-4BBF-9F20-71F0595192FF |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039B87BA-6B23-FF8D-FF0D-C2E64E0FDBAD |
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Plazi |
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Pliomelaenini |
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Tribe Pliomelaenini
Tribe Pliomelaenini was represented previously in India by 8 recorded species in 4 genera: Elaphromyia Bigot View in CoL , Pliomelaena Bezzi View in CoL , Quadrimelaena Hancock and Sundaresta Hering View in CoL ( Agarwal & Sueyoshi 2005; Hancock 2004; Singh et al. 2025). A new species is added here. The tribe is characterized by pale setae on head and thorax, wings dark with numerous hyaline indentations, male genitalia usually bifid or with paired apical structure above preputium and host plants mostly flower heads of Acanthaceae View in CoL .
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Pliomelaenini
| Singh, Maneesh Pal & Hancock, David Lawrence 2025 |
Quadrimelaena
| Hancock 2004 |
Sundaresta
| Hering 1953 |
Pliomelaena
| Bezzi 1918 |
Elaphromyia
| Bigot 1859 |