Review of the genus Leucophenga Mik (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in India, with descriptions of five new species from northern India

Abstract

A review of all Indian Leucophenga species is given, including descriptions of five new species: L. champawatensis, L. chaubattiaensis, L. kumaonensis, L. nainae and L. neointerrupta. New collection records of some species from India and adjacent countries; namely, Myanmar and China, and distribution range of each species within India are also given. Keys to species groups and species occurring in India are provided.

The genus Leucophenga (Diptera, Drosophilidae), part III: the interrupta species group from the Oriental region, with morphological and molecular evidence

“…the presence of dark patch(es) (Bächli 1971), and this classification has been followed in subsequent studies (Okada 1990;Fartyal et al 2005). Majority of this group has pubescence on the distal portion of aedeagus (Okada 1968(Okada , 1990Bächli 1971;Chen & Aotsuka 2003), but there are exceptions.…”

“…neointerrupta Fartyal &Toda, 2005 have been reported from the Oriental region and assigned to the L. ornata species group (Okada 1990;Fartyal et al 2005;Bächli 2013); however, they distinctly differ from the other species of the ornata group in having the wing usually clear on r-m and dm-cu crossveins and with broad, dark longitudinal stripe along anterodistal portion, and the aedeagus with strong processes basolaterally.…”