Scaptomyza jadavpuri sp . Nov . is a new member of picture wing Drosophilidae of the

This species superficially resembles Scaptodrosophila paratriangulata (Gupta, 1971) in having cross striped abdominal tergites, apically rounded wing, ocellar triangle brownish black, heel of the genital arch not pointed and the row of teeth of surstylus not convexed. However, this species distinctly differs from S. paratriangulata in having dark coloration, basal apodeme of aedeagus (usually long and broad basally), anterior gonapophyses (small with many sensilla) and white haltere. Since this species shows similarities in the main characteristic features of Scaptodrosophila and since it differs in many characters from the other species of the genus, it is diagnosed as new species of the genus Scaptodrosophila. Acknowledgments: This work is financially supported by WB DST project 289 (Sanc.) ST/P/S & T/2G-30/2011 to RNC. References: Gupta, J.P., 1971, Proc. of Zool. Soc. 22: 53-61; Gupta, J.P., 2005, J. Scientific Research 5: 1-252; Markow, T.A., and P.M. O’ Grady 2006, Drosophila: A Guide to Species Identification and Use, Elsevier Academic Press, London.