A new species of genus Tephritis Latreille and a new distribution record of genus Urophora Robineau-Desvoidy, from India.

A new species ofTephritisLatreille,Tephritis himalayaeManeesh and Korneyev,sp. n.is described from the higher hills of Himachal Pradesh (India). The species was found breeding on the very common orchard weedCirsium falconeri(Hook.f.). The new species belongs to thehyoscyami-conuragroup of species and is very closely related toT. cardualisHardy. An identification key for the genusTephritisknown from the Indian subcontinent is given. In addition,Urophora terebrans(Loew), a Palearctic species, is recorded from the mid-hills of Himachal Pradesh, India. Illustrations for both species are given.