Fruit fly species new to India and Meghalaya

Abstract

To find out the diversity of tephritidae species in Meghalaya, infested fruits and vegetables, parapheromonic traps (methyl eugenol and Zingerone), and food baits (Protein-x, soybean, and fruit baits: apple, pumpkin, banana) were used. Study was conducted at ICAR-NEH, NBPGR Research Farm, Umiam, Shillong (Meghalaya), Kyrdemkulai, Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Umiam, and the College of Post-Graduate Studies in Agricultural Sciences (CPGS-AS), Umiam, India from October 2020 to July 2021. Based on the morphological research, eleven Dacini tribe species recorded under three genera Zeugodacus, Dacus and Bactrocera. Out of these, two species were recorded for the for the first time in Meghalaya (Dacus longicornis and Bactrocera abbreviata), of which B. abbreviata is a new record for the country.