First record of the genus Caviceps Malloch (Diptera: Chloropidae: Oscinellinae) from India with description of a new species

P.T. Cherian

doi:10.33307/entomon.v41i2.165

First record of the genus Caviceps Malloch (Diptera: Chloropidae: Oscinellinae) from India with description of a new species

Authors

P.T. Cherian Department of Zoology, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Trivandrum 695581, Kerala.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v41i2.165

Keywords:

Chloropidae, Tricimbini, Caviceps

Abstract

Genus Caviceps Malloch is recorded for the first time from India and a new species, C. aristalis is described. Dasyopa orientalis Cherian from India is transferred to genus Caviceps with replacement name Caviceps nartshukae Cherian as Caviceps orientalis is a preoccupied name.

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Published

2016-06-30

How to Cite

Cherian, P. (2016). First record of the genus Caviceps Malloch (Diptera: Chloropidae: Oscinellinae) from India with description of a new species. ENTOMON, 41(2), 85–90. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v41i2.165