Fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) diversity in cucurbit fields and surrounding forest areas of Himachal Pradesh,a north-western Himalayan state of India |
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| Authors: | Chandra S Prabhakar Pankaj Sood Pawan K Mehta |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Entomology , CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya , Palampur, Kangra , Himachal Pradesh , 176062 , India;2. Indian Council of Agricultural Research – Research Complex for Eastern Region Research Centre , Plandu, Ranchi , Jharkhand , 834010 , India csprabhakar.ento@gmail.com;4. Crop Research Sub Station, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya , Sundernagar, Mandi , Himachal Pradesh , 174402 , India;5. Department of Entomology , CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya , Palampur, Kangra , Himachal Pradesh , 176062 , India |
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| Abstract: | During the course of studies, Bactrocera (Bactrocera) latifrons (Hendel), B. (B.) nigrofemoralis White and Tsuruta, Dacus (Callantra) longicornis Wiedemann, Dacus (Callantra) sphaeroidalis (Bezzi), Cyrtostola limbata (Hendel) and Pliomelaena udhampurensis Agarwal and Kapoor were recorded for the first time in Himachal Pradesh in a cucurbit ecosystem. Apart from these, other species viz. Bactrocera tau, Bactrocera cucurbitae, Bactrocera dorsalis, Bactrocera zonata, Bactrocera scutellaris, Bactrocera diversa and Dioxyna sororcula (Wiedemann) were also identified. Distribution records of B. (B.) dorsalis (Hendel), B. (B.) zonata (Saunders), Bactrocera (Hemigymnodacus) diversa (Coquillett), B. (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae (Coquillett), B. (Z.) scutellaris (Bezzi) and B. (Z.) tau (Walker) has been described. |
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| Keywords: | Tephritidae fruit fly Bactrocera Dacus Cyrtostola Cucurbits NW Himalaya |
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