Abstract
A new species of Bactrocera Macquart, Bactrocera (Bactrocera) divenderi Maneesh, Hancock and Prabhakar, sp. n., is described from Himachal Pradesh, Northern India and also recorded from Bhutan and northern Pakistan. It belongs to the B. (B.) nigrotibialis complex and a key to the complex is provided. Dacus (Mellesis) fletcheri Drew is newly recorded from India and records of B. (B.) invadens Drew, Tsuruta & White from the Himalayan region are discussed.
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