Two new species of Dacus Fabricius, namely D. (Mellesis) nagarathnae Abhishek, David & Hancock, sp. nov., from Meghalaya and D. (Mellesis) venkateshi Abhishek & David, sp. nov., from the Western Ghats of India are described and illustrated. The Nepalese D. (Callantra) succaelestis Ito is newly synonymized with D. (Mellesis) polistiformis (Senior-White). An updated illustrated key to the 22 species of Dacus now known from the Indian Subcontinent is provided and attractant responses are listed.
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