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- Fruit-Flies (Insecta:Diptera:Tephritidae) of Chhattisgarh
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1 Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata-700053, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata-700053, IN
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 115, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 385-389Abstract
The flies belonging to the family Tephritidae are commonly known as ‘fruit-flies’. These are small to medium sized (2.5-10 mm) flies, colourful, and usually with pictured wings, the sub costal vein curving forward at a right angle. Various species of this family cause damage to fruit (e.g. citrus, apple, mango, sunflower) and other plant crops. The larvae and maggots entered into the fruits, that leads to bacterial infection and finally fruits are destroyed. So, they play a great role in agricultural field (Smith and Brown, 2014).Full Text
- New Records of Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Renuka Wetland and Wildlife Sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh
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1 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700053, IN
2 Presidency University, Kolkata-73, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700053, IN
2 Presidency University, Kolkata-73, IN
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 113, No 3 (2013), Pagination: 145-149Abstract
The fruit flies (Diptera : Tephritidae) represent one of the largest families of Diptera with about 4,500 species, including some of the world's most destructive agricultural pests. Besides causing direct losses to a wide variety of fruit, vegetable and flower crops (e.g., citrus, apple, mango, sunflower), they limit the development of agriculture in many countries because of the strict trade quarantines imposed to prevent their spread.Full Text
- Fruit-Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) from North-East India
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1 Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata-700053, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata-700053, IN
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 113, No 1 (2013), Pagination: 151-157Abstract
Northeast India consists the present day Assam or Assam valley and rest of the contiguous - Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and former princely states of Manipur and Tripura, state of Sikkim and parts of North Bengal (districts of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Koch Bihar). The present paper based on old collections present in Zoological Survey of India records 6 species under 4 genera from North-East India.Full Text
- Additional Records of Fruit-Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) from India
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1 Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata-700053, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata-700053, IN
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 113, No 1 (2013), Pagination: 159-168Abstract
Members of family Tephritidae include several economically important pest species across the globe. Various species of fruit fly cause damage to fruit and other plant crops, some fruit flies are used as agents of , thereby reducing the populations of pest species. Most fruit flies lay their eggs in plant tissues, where the larvae find their first food upon emerging. The adults usually have a very short lifespan.Full Text
- Culex (Culex) gaugleri, a new species (Diptera: Culicidae) from India
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1 Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal, IN
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 121, No 4 (2021), Pagination: 429-439Abstract
The present study describes Culex (Culex) gaugleri sp. nov. (Diptera: Culicidae) from Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India based on morphological characters and the DNA sequences, after comparing with other closely related species. The presence of banded and spotted wing classified Culex gaugleri sp. nov. in the Mimeticus subgroup of the genus, Culex Linnaeus. The diagnostic characters of C. gaugleri sp. nov. are include the furcation of vein M on the wing without a pale spot and the anterior surface of all tibia without the longitudinal pale stripes. Further, phyletic relationship based on the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene indicates that C. gaugleri sp. nov. is closer to Culex jacksoni Edwards, 1934 compared to other species of the Mimeticus subgroup, i.e., Culex mimuloides Barraud, 1924, Culex mimeticus Noè, 1899 and Culex tsengi Lien, 1968. Similarly, mitochondrial 16s rRNA phylogeny includes both Cx. mimeticus and Cx. gaugleri in the same clade and separates from other mosquito species. These evidences suggest that Cx. gaugleri sp. nov. is a distinct species. Morphometric data generated on various attributes such as band length in wings are also significant in differentiating from other closely related species. Further studies on other life stages including eggs, larvae and pupae and vector bionomics are suggested.Keywords
Molecular Phylogeny, Mosquito, New Species, Species Prevalence, VectorsFull Text
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