Three new species of gall midge ( Diptera : Cecidomyiidae ) from Maharashtra , India

Three new species of gall midge, namely Anarete bharati sp. nov., A. basmatensis sp. nov., and A. longipalpi sp. nov., are described from Maharashtra, India. These three new species can be easily recognized by the presence of: i) the subdorsal plate being incised apically, ii) the terminal lamella of the ovipositor being elongated oval, and iii) the terminal lamella of the ovipositor being oval in shape. A key to the Indian species of the genus is provided.


INTRODUCTION
The genus Anarete was erected by Haliday (1833).Salient features of this genus are flagellar antennal segments without distinct stems and crenulate whorls, segments with roots extending anteriorly, Pedicel in male strongly enlarged.The genus is known by three Indian species viz.i) A. manii Rao; ii) A. allahabadensis Grover; iii) and A. sitapurensis Grover, Gagné (2004).The types are deposited presently with P.G.Department of Zoology, Science College, Nanded, Maharashtra, India.

Etymology
The specific epithet bharati refers to the country of occurrence, Bharat i.e.India.

Diagnostic features
Male: Body 1.00mm long.Head: Eye bridge four facets wide, ocelli two, trophi normal.
Legs: Dark brown, sparsely hairy, metatarsus longer than rest of the tarsal segments combined together.

Remarks
A. bharati sp.nov.closely resembles A. allahabadensis Gorver in its palpal segments and wing venation, but differs from the same in having: i) two ocelli; ii) metatarsus being longer than rest of tarsal segments combined; iii) subdorsal plate being incised apically.
Paratype: 1 female, data same as of holotype.Dissected and mounted on slide (An-2a).

Etymology
The specific epithet basmatensis refers to the locality Basmatnagar, Maharashtra, India.

Diagnostic features
Female: Body 1.6mm long, brown in preserved condition; Head: Ocelli two; eyes not confluent above.Eye bridge two facets wide; Trophi normal.
Wing: (Fig. 8) (37:15), hyaline, 2.46 x as long as broad, clothed with fine microtrichae, vein Rs short, vein R5 joining costa in distal third of wing but not interrupting costa, vein Legs: Long, sparsely hairy, metatarsus (33) 2.5 x as long as second segment, and 0.7 x as long as rest of the tarsal segments combined.
Ovipositor: (Fig. 14) Exerted, lamellate, basal lamella longer and broader than the terminal and the latter elongated oval.

Remarks
Anarete basmatensis sp.nov.comes close to A. manii Rao in characters of antenna, palpus and wing, but can be easily distinguished from the latter in having: a) empodium nearly half the length of the claw; b) terminal lamella of the ovipositor elongated oval.
This new species can be separated from A. longipalpi sp.nov.by: a) terminal lamella of ovipositor elongated oval in shape; b) metatarsus being shorter than rest of the tarsal segments combined.
Paratype: One female, collected and mounted on slide, coll.data as of holotype (An-3a).

Etymology
The specific epithet longipalpi refers to long palpi of the species.

Diagnostic features
Female: Body 1.33mm long, pale brown in preserved condition.

Remarks
Anarete longipalpi sp.nov. is similar to A. allahabadensis Grover in its palpal and antennal segments and wing venation, but can easily be distinguished from the latter in having oval terminal lamella of the ovipositor.
This new species can easily be separated from A. basmatensis sp.nov. in having: a) terminal lamella of the ovipositor oval in shape, b) metatarsus being equal to the length of the rest of the tarsal segments combined.