Three new species of gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Maharashtra, India

Three new species of gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Maharashtra, India

Three new species of gall midge, namely Anarete bharati sp. nov., A. basmatensis sp. nov., and A. longipalpi sp. nov., are described from Maharashtra, India. These three new species can be easily recognized by the presence of: i) the subdorsal plate being incised apically, ii) the terminal lamella...

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Main Authors: S.S. Bhalerao, T.H. Shaikh, V.D. Deshpande
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2009-04-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/365
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spelling doaj-17c38da8fb144a458169d5d2abb9e89d2020-11-25T01:48:44ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072009-04-011422622910.11609/JoTT.o1573.226-9351Three new species of gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Maharashtra, IndiaS.S. BhaleraoT.H. ShaikhV.D. DeshpandeThree new species of gall midge, namely Anarete bharati sp. nov., A. basmatensis sp. nov., and A. longipalpi sp. nov., are described from Maharashtra, India. These three new species can be easily recognized by the presence of: i) the subdorsal plate being incised apically, ii) the terminal lamella of the ovipositor being elongated oval, and iii) the terminal lamella of the ovipositor being oval in shape. A key to the Indian species of the genus is provided.http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/365
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T.H. Shaikh
V.D. Deshpande
Three new species of gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Maharashtra, India
Journal of Threatened Taxa
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T.H. Shaikh
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title Three new species of gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Maharashtra, India
title_short Three new species of gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Maharashtra, India
title_full Three new species of gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Maharashtra, India
title_fullStr Three new species of gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Maharashtra, India
title_full_unstemmed Three new species of gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Maharashtra, India
title_sort three new species of gall midge (diptera: cecidomyiidae) from maharashtra, india
publisher Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
series Journal of Threatened Taxa
issn 0974-7893
0974-7907
publishDate 2009-04-01
description Three new species of gall midge, namely Anarete bharati sp. nov., A. basmatensis sp. nov., and A. longipalpi sp. nov., are described from Maharashtra, India. These three new species can be easily recognized by the presence of: i) the subdorsal plate being incised apically, ii) the terminal lamella of the ovipositor being elongated oval, and iii) the terminal lamella of the ovipositor being oval in shape. A key to the Indian species of the genus is provided.
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