Fartyal, R.S., and B.K. Singh. 2001. Species so far described and recorded from India. Dros. Inf. Serv. 84: 30-38

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List of Drosophilid species so far described and recorded from India.

Fartyal, R.S., and B.K. Singh.  Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Kumaon University, Nainital- 263 002, Uttaranchal, India.  E-mail:fartyalrs@yahoo.coom

GENUS         Acletoxenus Von Frauenfeld

                           1. indicus Malloch, 1929

GENUS         Amiota Loew

                        Genus Sinophthalmus Coquillett, syn. ref.  Okada, 1971,  Kontyu, 39:83

                           2.  apodemata Gupta and Panigrahy, 1987

                           3.  bandes Singh and Negi, 1992

                           4.  biprotrusa Chen and Toda, 1998, new record (This paper)

                           5.  creberii Singh, 1976

                           6.  pictus (Coquillett, 1904)

                           7.  shillongensis Singh and Gupta, 1979

GENUS          Cacoxenus Loew

                           8.  perspicax (Knab, 1914)

                                Cacoxenus punctatus Duda, 1924. syn. ref. McAlpine, 1968, Canad. Entomol. 100 (5): 514

GENUS          Chymomyza Czerny

                          9.  pararufithorax Vaidya and Godbole, 1973 vaidyai Okada, 1976, Junior syn. ref. Okada, 1981,

                                 Kontyu 49: 171

GENUS          Curtonotum Macquart

                          10. neoangustipennis Dwivedi and Gupta, 1979

GENUS          Dettopsomyia Lamb

                          11. argentifrons Okada, 1956

                          12. nigrovittata (Malloch, 1924e), new record (This paper)

GENUS          Drosophila Fallén

SUBGENUS       Dorsilopha Sturtevant

                          13. busckii Coquillett, 1901

SUBGENUS       Drosophila Fallén Str.

                          14. acutisima Okada, 1956

                          15. albomicans Duda, 1924

                          16. analspinai Singh and Negi, 1995

                          17. annulipes Duda, 1924

                          18. bageshwarensis Singh, Dash and Fartyal, 2000 (In press)

                          19. bimorpha Singh and Gupta, 1980

                          20. bishti Singh and Negi, 1995

                          21. bizonata Kikkawa and Peng, 1938, new record (This paper)

                          22. brachynephros Okada, 1956

                          23. chamundiensis Nirmala Sajjan and Krishnamurthy, 1975

                          24. ciliotarsa Gupta and Gupta, 1990

                          25. curviceps Okada and Kurokawa, 1957

                          26. daruma Okada, 1956

                          27. dominici Dwivedi, 1982

                          28. elongata Singh, Dash and Fartyal, 2000 (In press)

                          29. fascipennis Okada, 1967

                          30. fuscicostata Okada, 1966

                          31. grandis Kikkawa and Peng, 1938

                          32. guptai Dwivedi, 1979

                          33. hexaspina Singh, Dash and Fartyal, 2000 (In press)

                          34. hoozani Duda, 1923

                          35. hypocausta Ostensacker, 1882

                          36. immigrans Sturtevant, 1921

                          37. kashmirensis Kumar and Gupta, 1985

                          38. khansuensis Singh, Dash and Fartyal, 2000 (In press)

                          39. lacertosa Okada, 1956

                          40. maryensis Gupta and Dwivedi, 1980

                          41. mediobandes Dwivedi and Gupta, 1980

                         42. mercatorum pararepleta Dobzhansky and Pawan, 1943

                         43. metasetigerata Gupta and Kumar, 1986

                         44. multispina Okada, 1956

                         45. nainitalensis Singh and Bhatt, 1988

                         46. nasuta Lamb, 1914

                         47. neoimmigrans Gai and Krishnamurthy, 1982

                         48. neokuntzei Singh and Gupta, 1981

                         49. neokurokawai Singh and Gupta, 1981

                         50. neomakinoi Gupta and Singh, 1981

                         51. neonasuta Nirmala Sajjan and Krishnamurthy, 1973

                         52. neosignata Kumar and Gupta, 1987

                         53. notostriata Okada, 1966

                         54. novaspinofera Gupta and Singh, 1979

                         55. novazonata Gupta and Dwivedi, 1980

                         56. obscuricornis (de Meijere, 1915)

                         57. orissaensis Gupta, 1972

                         58. paharpaniensis Singh, Dash and Fartyal, 2000 (In press)

                         59. painai Singh and Negi, 1995

                         60. paralongifera Gupta and Singh, 1981

                         61. paramarginata Singh, Dash and Fartyal, 2000 (In press)

                         62. parazonata Dwivedi and Gupta, 1980

                         63. paunai Singh and Negi, 1995

                         64. peniclubata Singh and Gupta, 1980

                         65. penidentata Singh and Gupta, 1981

                         66. penispina Singh and Gupta, 1979

                         67. pentafuscata Gupta and Kumar, 1986

                         68. pentaspina Parshad and Duggal, 1966

                         69. pentastriata Okada, 1966

                         70. purpurea Gupta and Sundaran, 1990

                         71. quadrilineata (de Meijere, 1911)

                         72. ramamensis Dwivedi, 1979

                         73. repleta Wollaston, 1858

                         74. senilis Duda, 1926

                         75. serrata Singh, Dash and Fartyal, 2000 (In press)

                         76. setitarsa Gupta and Dwivedi, 1980

                         77. sulfurigaster Duda, 1923

                         78. surangensis Singh, Dash and Fartyal, 2000 (In press)

                         79. synpanishi Okada, 1964

                         80. taiensis Kumar and Gupta, 1987

                         81. testacea Van Roser, 1940

                         82. tetradentata Singh and Gupta, 1980

                         83. tongpua Lin and Tseng, 1973

                         84. trisetosa Okada, 1966

                         85. trizonata Okada, 1966

SUBGENUS  Sophophora Sturtevant

                         86. agumbensis Prakash and Reddy. 1978

                         87. ananassae Doleschall, 1858

                         88. andamanensis Gupta and Ray-Chaudhuri, 1970, andamanensis

             Parshad and Paika, 1971, syn. ref. Bock 1980,  Syst. Entomol.  5:345

                         89. angusi Okada, 1966. Nomen Nudum for D. coei Okada, 1966 (not

                               chaetodrosophillela coii Okada, 1966), ref. Okada, 1977, Cat. Dipt. Orient.

Region. Vol. III: 369

                          90. anomelani Reddy and Krishnamurthy, 1973

                          91. barbarae Bock and Wheeler, 1972

                          92. bhagamanbalensis Muniyappa, Reddy and Krishnamurthy, 1981

                          93. bifasciata Pomini, 1940

                          94. bipectinata Duda, 1923

                          95. biramipes Malloch, 1924

                   rajasekari Reddy and Krishnamurthy, 1958. syn. ref. Bock, 1980, Syst. Entomo. 5: 345

                          96. brahmagiriensis Muniyappa, Reddy and Krishnamurthy, 1981

                          97. brevina (Wheeler, 1981), new name for brevis Parshad and Singh,

                                1971. ref.  Wheeler, 1981. Genet. Biol. Droso. 3a: 60

                          98. *brindavani Rajeshwari, and Krishnamurthy

                          99. brunnetti Ray-Chaudhuri and Mukherjee, 1941

                          100. cauverii Muniyappa, Reddy and Prakash, 1982

                          101. coonorensis Reddy and Krishnamurthy, 1973

                          102. cryptica De and Gupta, 1996

                          103. elegans Bock and Duggal, 1966

                          104. epiobscura Parshad and Duggal, 1966

                          105. eugracilis Bock and Wheeler, 1972  D. (Tanygastrella) gracilis Duda,

               1926 Nomen Nudum (not gracilis Wheeler, 1853)

                          106. ficusphila Kikkawa and Peng, 1938

                          107. fruhstorferi Duda, 1924

                          108. gangotrii Muniyappa and Reddy, 1981

                          109. giriensis Prakash and Reddy, 1977

                          110. gundensis Prakash and Reddy, 1977

                          111. helvetica Burla, 1948

                          112. immacularis Okada, 1966

                          113. jagri Prakash and Reddy, 1979

                          114. jambulina Parshad and Paika, 1964

                          115. kikkawai Burla, 1954

                          116. kurseongensis Gupta and Singh, 1977

                          117. lucipennis Lin, 1972

                          118. madikerii Muniyappa and Reddy, 1980

                          119. maggulae Gupta and Sundaran, 1990

                          120. malerkotliana malerkotliana Parshad and Paika, 1964

                          121. *meijere indicus Rajeshwari and Krishnamurthy

                          122. melanogaster Meigen, 1930 emulata Ray-chaudhuri and Mukherjee, 1941. syn. ref. Parshad,

                                 Narda and Paika 1964, Res. Bull Punjab Univ.15 : 7

                          123. mierodenticulata Panigrahy and Gupta, 1983

                          124. montium de Meijere, 1916

                          125. mysorensis Reddy and Krishnamurthy, 1970

                          126. nagraholensis Prakash and Reddy, 1980

                          127. neobaimai Singh and Dash, 1998

                          128. neoelegans Gupta and Singh, 1977

                          129. neokhaoyana Singh and Dash, 1998

                          130. neotrapezifrons Rangnath, Krishnamurthy and, Hegde, 1983

                          131. nepalensis Okada, 1955

                          132. parabipectinata Bock, 1971

                          133. prashadi Brunnetti, 1923

                          134. prolongata Singh and Gupta, 1977

                          135. prostipennis, Lin 1972

                          136. pulchrella Tan, Hsu and Sheng, 1949

                          137. punjabiensis Parshad and Paika, 1964

                          138. rhopaloa Bock and Wheeler, 1972 coonorensis Reddy and Krishnamurthy, 1973, syn. ref. Wheeler

                      1981 - 83 Add. Cat. World's Drosophilidae: 12

                          139. rufa Kikkawa and Peng, 1938

                          140. sahyadri Prakash and Reddy, 1979

                          141. sampagensis Muniyappa and Reddy, 1980

                          142. saraswati Singh and Dash, 1995

                          143. siangensis Kumar and Gupta, 1987

                          144. suzukii indicus Parshad and Paika, 1964

                          145. takahashii Sturtevant, 1927

                          146. trapezifrons Okada, 1966

                          147. tricombata Singh and Gupta, 1977

                          148. trilutea Bock and Wheeler, 1975

                          149. tristipennis Duda, 1924

                          150. truncata Okada, 1864

                          151. unipectinata Duda, 1924

                          152. variatas Singh, 1972

GENUS          Gitonides Knab

                          153. perspicax Knab, 1914

GENUS          Gitona Meigen

                          154. distigma Meigen, 1830

GENUS          Hirtodrosophila Duda

                          155. bicolovittata Singh, 1974

                          156. confusa Staeger, 1844

                          157. dolichophallata Kumar and Gupta, 1992

                          158. fascipennis Okada, 1967

                          159. hexaspina sp. nov. (This paper)

                         160. latifrontata Fronta-Pessoa, 1945.

                         161. latifrontata yakuensis Okada, 1967

                         162. longiphallus Gupta and Sundaran, 1990

                          163. neokurokawai Singh and Gupta, 1981 

                          164. paralatifrontata Bächli, 1973

                          165. pentavittata Gupta and Ray-Chaudhuri, 1970

                          166. quadrivittata Okada, 1956, new record (This paper)

GENUS          Hypselothyrea de Meijere

                          167. bengalensis De and Gupta, 1994

                          168. fascipennis de Meijere, 1906

                          169. guttata Duda, 1926

                          170. optera Papp, 1979

                          171. rotata De and Gupta, 1994

                          172. varanasiensis Gupta, 1974

GENUS          Leucophenga Mik

                          173. abbreviata (de Meijere, 1911)

                          174. albiceps de Meijere, 1914, new record (This paper)

                                  albicincta (de Meijere, 1908) syn. ref. Bock, 1979. Aust. J. Zool.Suppl. Ser. 71: 4

                          175. albofasciata (Macquart, 1851)

                          176. angulata Singh, Dash and Fartyal, 2000

                          177. angusta Okada. 1956

                          178. bellula (Bergroth, 1894) guttiventris (de Meijere, 1908) syn. ref. Bock, 1979.

                                   Aust. J. Zool. Suppl. Ser. 71: 25

                          179. chaubattiaensis sp. nov. (This paper)

                          180. clubiata Singh, Dash and Fartyal, 2000

                          181. flavicosta Duda, 1926a

                          182. globosa Okada, 1965

                          183. insulana (Schiner, 1868), new comb. for D. insulana Schiner. Ref.

Okada, 1977. Cat. Dipt. Orient. Reg. III: 347

                          184. interrupta Duda, 1924a

                          185. kumaonensis sp. nov. (This paper)

                          186. nainae sp. nov. (This paper)

                          187. neoangusta Vaidya and Godbole 1976

                          188. neointerrupta sp. nov. (This paper)

                          189. neolacteusa Singh and Bhatt, 1988

                          190. okhalkandensis Singh, Dash and Fartyal, 2000

                          191. ornata Wheeler, 1959, new record (This paper)

                          192. pectinata Okada, 1968

                          193. pentapunctata Panigrahy and Gupta, 1982

                          194. quadripunctata (de Meijere, 1908), new record (This paper)

                          195. regina Malloch, 1935

                          196. rimbickana Singh and Gupta, 1981

                          197. shillongensis Dwivedi and Gupta, 1979

                          198. singhi sp. nov. (This paper)

                          199. subpollinosa (de Meijere, 1914)

                          200. bezzii Sturtevant, 1927, phillip. J. Sci., 32: 364. – Okada, 1990, Jap.J. 58:558.

GENUS          Liodrosophila Duda

                          201. angulata Dwivedi and Gupta, 1979

                          202. ceylonica Okada, 1974

                          203. minidenta Gupta and Gupta, 1991

                          204. okadai Dwivedi and Gupta, 1979

                          205. penispinosa Dwivedi and Gupta, 1979

                          206. rufa Okada, 1974c

GENUS          Lissocephala Malloch

                          207. metallescens (de Meijere, 1914)

                          208. parasiatica Takada and Momma, 1975

                          209. sabroskyi Wheeler and Takada, 1964

GENUS          Lordiphosa Fallén

                          210. aurantifrons (Okada, 1984)

                          211. himalayana Kumar and Gupta, 1990

                          212. paraflabella Gupta and De, 1996

                          213. parantillaria Kumar and Gupta, 1990

                          214. peniglobosa Kumar and Gupta, 1990

GENUS          Microdrosophila Malloch

                          215. bilineata Kumar and Gupta, 1990

                          216. chinsurae De and Gupta, 1994

                          217. elongata Okada, 1965

                          218. gangtokensis Gupta and Gupta, 1991

                          219. neodistincta Sundaran and Gupta, 1990

                          220. paradistincta De and Gupta, 1994

                          221. peniciliata De and Gupta, 1994

                          222. purpurata Okada, 1956

                          223. sikkimensis Kumar and Gupta, 1990

                          224. virajpetiensis Sundaran and Gupta, 1990

GENUS          Mycodrosophila Oldenberg

                          225. gratiosa (de Meijere, 1911)

GENUS          Nesiodrosophila Wheeler and Takada

                          226. lindae Wheeler and Takada, 1964 pleurostriata Singh and Gupta, 1981. syn. ref. Okada, 1984,

                                  Kontyu, 51(1): 32

                          227. neocirricauda Gupta and De, 1996

GENUS          Paraleucophenga Hendel

                          228. invicta (Walker, 1857)

                          229. neojavanaii Singh and Negi, 1992

                          230. todai sp. nov. (This paper)

GENUS          Pararhinoleucophenga Duda

                          231. maura (de Meijere, 1911)

GENUS          Phorticella Duda

                          232. flavipennis (Duda, 1929) D. bicolovittata Singh, 1974, syn. ref. Wheeler, 1981-83, Add.

                      Cat. World Drosophilidae: 15

GENUS          Scaptodrosophila Duda

                          233. actinia Okada, 1991, new record (This paper)

                          234. bambuphila Gupta, 1971

                          235. bansadharae Panigrahy and Gupta, 1983

                          236. bryani Malloch,1934

                          237. chandraprabhiana Gupta and Ray-Chaudhuri, 1970

                          238. coracina Kikkawa and Peng, 1938

                          239. cristata Singh, 1976, new comb. for Scaptomyza cristata Singh

                                   (probably syn. of D. silvalineata Guptaand Ray-Chaudhuri, 1970) ref.

                                   Wheeler, 1981, Genet Bio. Droso. Za: 56

                          240. ebonata Parshad and Duggal, 1966

                          241. elenthiensis Sundaran and Gupta, 1991

                          242. hirsuata Singh and Dash 1998

                          243. kohimaensis Gupta and Gupta, 1990

                          244. koraputae Gupta and Panigrahy, 1982

                          245. krishnamurthyi Nirmala Sajjan and Reddy, 1975

                          246. latifshahi Gupta and Ray-Chaudhuri, 1970

                          247. meigerei Wheeler, 1959

                          248. metanthia Gupta and Gupta, 1990

                          249. minima Okada, 1966

                          250. mundagensis Nirmala Sajjan and Krishnamurthy, 1975

                          251. neomedleri Gupta and Panigrahy, 1982

                          252. ovidenticulata Sundaran and Gupta, 1991

                          253. oviminiatus Sundaran and Gupta, 1991

                          254. paraclubata Sundaran and Gupta, 1991

                          255. paratriangulata Gupta and Ray-Chaudhuri, 1970

                          256. paratriangulifer Sundaran and Gupta, 1991

                          257. peniquadrata Sundaran and Gupta, 1991

                          258. plumata Singh and Gupta, 1977

                          259. pressobrunea Sundaran and Gupta, 1991

                          260. puriensis Gupta and Gupta, 1977

                          261. riverata Singh and Gupta, 1977

                          262. setaria Parshad and Singh, 1971

                          263. silvalineata Gupta and Ray-Chaudhuri, 1970

                          264. spinomelana Okada and Carson, 1983

                          265. subtilis Kikkawa and Peng, 1938

GENUS          Scaptomyza Hardy

                          266. clavata Okada, 1973

                          267. cristata Singh, 1976

                          268. elmoi Takada, 1970

                          269. graminum Fallén, 1823

                          270. himalayana Takada, 1970

                          271. pallida (Zetterstedt) Hackman, 1959

                          272. parasplendens, Okada, 1966

                          273. plumata Singh, 1976

                          274. quadruangulata Singh and Dash, 1993

                          275. tistai Kumar and Gupta, 1991

GENUS          Stegana Meigen

                          276. crescentica Gupta and Panigrahy, 1987

                          277. nainitalensis sp. nov. (This paper)

                          278. penihexata Gupta and Panigrahy, 1987

                          279. shirzoui Okada, 1971

                          280. subexcavata Vaidya and Godbole, 1976

GENUS          Zaprionus Coquillett

                          281. argentostriatus (Bock, 1966) multistriatus Sturtevant, 1927. syn. ref. Wheeler, 1981-83,

                                  Add.Cat. Worlds Drosophilidae: 16

                          282. grandis (Kikkawa, 1938)

                          283. indianus Gupta, 1970 (For Indiana)

                                  paravittiger Godbole and Vaidya, 1972. syn. ref. Okada, 1977, Cat.Dipt. Orient. Reg. III: 387

                          284. obscuricornis (de Meijere, 1916) new. comb. for D. obscuricornis de

                                  Meijere. syn. ref. Wheeler, 1981-83, Add. Cat. Worlds Drosophilidae: 16

                          285. orissaensis (Gupta, 1972) new comb for D. orissaensis Gupta, 1972.

                  syn. ref. Wheeler, 1981-83, Add. Cat. Worlds Drosophilidae:16 286.

                  striata Nirmala Sajjan and Krishnamurthy, 1975

                          287. cercociliaris Gupta and Gupta, 1991

Note:  The name marked with (*) were reported for new species but no description of these new species has however been published so far.