''Zeugodacus madhupuri'' is a species of
fruit fly that was discovered in
Madhupur National Park
Madhupur National Park ( bn, মধুপুর জাতীয় উদ্যান) is a major and one of the earliest national park in Bangladesh.
Description
Madhupur National Park covers an area of . The Forest was established as a nationa ...
.
[Leblanc, Luc & Hossain, Md & Doorenweerd, Camiel & Khan, Shakil & Momen, Mahfuza & San Jose, Michael & Rubinoff, Daniel. (2019). Six years of fruit fly surveys in Bangladesh: a new species, 33 new country records and discovery of the highly invasive Bactrocera carambolae (Diptera, Tephritidae). ZooKeys. 876. 87-109.]
A group of researchers from
Bangladesh
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and the
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ran research project in
Bangladesh
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from 2013.
In September 2018 they found a new species of
fruit fly in
Madhupur National Park
Madhupur National Park ( bn, মধুপুর জাতীয় উদ্যান) is a major and one of the earliest national park in Bangladesh.
Description
Madhupur National Park covers an area of . The Forest was established as a nationa ...
.
The name of the
fruit fly was named after
Madhupur National Park
Madhupur National Park ( bn, মধুপুর জাতীয় উদ্যান) is a major and one of the earliest national park in Bangladesh.
Description
Madhupur National Park covers an area of . The Forest was established as a nationa ...
as ''Zeugodacus madhupuri''.
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References
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Insects described in 2019
Dacinae
Insects of Bangladesh