Taxonomic analysis and morpho-descriptive short notes on Museum specimens of Conicera (Tritoconicera) kempi Brunetti, 1924 (Insecta: Diptera: Phoridae: Phorinae)

Abstract

The family Phoridae is represented by 4087 species worldwide, out of which 67 are indigenous to India. There are 67 species of Phoridae family, of which, 4 Sub-families namely Metopininae, Aenigmatiinae, Termitoxeniinae and Phorinae are present in India. Out of which Phorinae, has gotten the least attention in terms of proper taxonomic treatment. Therefore, this paper envisages to give detailed account of morpho-taxonomic descriptions of one of the members Phorinae sub family, along with distributional.