A NEW SPECIES OF GENUS Lasioptera Meigen (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: Lasiopteridi) FROM MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
K. A. AHAD NAJAM *
Department of Zoology, Shanakarrao Chavan Mahavidyalaya, Ardhapur, Nnaded (M.S.), India.
M. S. SIDDIQUI
Department of Zoology, Shardchandra College Naigaon, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This contribution includes the description of a new species Lasioptera gangakhedensis reared from Setaria verticilla L (Poaceae) a new host grass species collected at Gangakhed (Dist. Parbhani) Maharashtra, India.
Keywords: Lasioptera gangakhedensis, sp. nov, (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), Maharashtra, India