Acroceratitis tomentosa Hardy

David, K. J., Noor Mahammed, N. R., Hancock, D. L., Gracy, R. G., Ningthoujam, Kennedy & Sushil, S. N., 2025, Taxonomic notes on Oriental bamboo-shoot fruit fly genus Acroceratitis Hendel (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae: Gastrozonini), with description of a new species from India, Zootaxa 5637 (1), pp. 83-98 : 96-97

Acroceratitis tomentosa Hardy

( Figures 21 , 23 f−25f, 26g− 28g)

Acroceratitis tomentosa Hardy, 1973: 235 ; Hancock & Drew, 1999: 661.

Acroceratitis maculata Premlata & Awtar Singh,1987: 635 .

Material examined: 1♀ INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore, Hebbal , 13.xii.2012, David, K.J ; 1♀ same data as previous except date 22.xii.2012 ; 1♀ 18.i.2013 ; 2♀♀, 2♂♂ 23.i.2013 ; 1♂ 02.ii.2013 ; 1♂ 07.ii.2013 ; 1♂ 21.iii.2013 ; 1♂ 23.iii.2013 ; 1♂ INDIA, Karnataka, Bangalore, Attur , 28.i.2013, David, K.J. ( NIM) .

Diagnosis: This species is similar to A. histrionica in wing pattern and scutal markings but can be distinguished from the latter by the presence of yellow spots at the bases of apical scutellar setae and fulvous femora. Epandrium sclerotized, dark brown to black surstylus laterally broad, proctiger larger than epandrium densely covered with fine hairs ( Figs. 23f, 24f ). Phallus (1.2 mm long) with glans well developed and stout, triangular without distinct acrophallus and with praeputium absent, basal lobe present, subapical lobe absent ( Fig. 25f ). Oviscape (1.98 mm long), flattened dorsoventrally, 12−16 small teeth-like projections on distal end of long eversible membrane (2.3 mm) ( Fig. 27g ), 2 tightly coiled black spermathecae ( Fig. 28g ), aculeus tip (1.99 mm long) with broadly pointed apex and four pairs of preapical setae ( Fig. 26g ).

Comments: It was originally described from Thailand by Hardy (1973).

Figures

FIGURES 19−21. Habitus (dorsal view) of Acroceratitis. 19, A. ceratitina (Bezzi); 20, A. parastriata David & Hancock; 21, A. tomentosa Hardy.

FIGURES 23−25. Male postabdominal structures of Acroceratitis. 23, Epandrium and surstyli (lateral view). 24, Epandrium and surstyli (posterior view); 25, Glans of phallus (lateral view). a, A. bimacula; b, A. ceratitina; c, A. distincta; d, A. histrionica; e, A. separata; f, A. tomentosa.

FIGURES 26−28. Female postabdominal structures of Acroceratitis. 26, Aculeus tip; 27, spicules on distal end of eversible membrane; 28, spermatheca. a, A. bimacula; b, A. ceratitina; c, A. distincta; d, A. histrionica; e, A. separata; f, A. tenmalaica; g, A. tomentosa.