A new species of pipunculidae (Diptera) from Indo-Nepal Border of Champaran District, Bihar Amogh Shailendra Kumar1,*, Kumar Ashwani2, Michael Prakash3 1Department of Biological Sciences, SHUATS, Allahabad, 211007 2Department of Entomology, R.L.S.Y College, BRABU, Bettiah, 845438 3Department of Zoology, R.L.S.Y College, BRABU, Bettiah, 845438 *Email: shailendrakamogh@gmail.com
Online published on 27 July, 2018. Abstract The paper describes and illustrates a new pipunculid (big headed fly) species Pipunculus (Cephalops) pokharensis, sp. nov. The specimens were collected from localities in the Indo-Nepal border of Champaran district which has humid, mountainous, low tropical vegetation. The new species resembles Pipunculus (Cephalops) deminitens Hardy but can be differentiated in its smaller body, propleural fan with 4–5 bristles, 1st abdominal segment with 3 stout black bristles on both sides, and piercer of ovipositor reaching up to 4th abdominal segment. Top Keywords Big headed fly, deminitens, Pipunculus, new species, Indo Nepal border, Cephalops, propleural fan, bristles, ovipositor. Top |