Bactrocera (Bactrocera) samoae Drew. A 1989

Authors :: Leblanc, Luc
Publication Year :: 2022
Publisher :: Zenodo, 2022.
Abstract: Bactrocera (Bactrocera) samoae Drew, 1989 Figure 77 Distribution. Samoa (Savai’i, Upolu). Male lure. No known lure. Host plants. ANNONACEAE: Cananga odorata. APOCYNACEAE: Cerbera odollam, Ochrosia oppositifolia. ARALIACEAE: Polyscias sp. CALOPHYLLACEAE: Calophyllum inophyllum. COMBRETACEAE: Terminalia catappa. EBENACEAE: Diospyros foliosa. GENTIANACEAE: Fagraea berteroana. RUBIACEAE: Guettarda speciosa. RUTACEAE: Micromelum minutum, Murraya paniculata. Edible host common name: Tropical almond. Notes. This species, not attracted to male lures, is virtually indistinguishable from two other cue-lure-attracted species referred to as Bactrocera species near passiflorae (Fig. 63, 64).<br />Published as part of Leblanc, Luc, 2022, The dacine fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacini) of Oceania, pp. 1-167 in Insecta Mundi 2022 (948) on pages 140-141, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7300862<br />{"references":["Drew RAI. 1989. The tropical fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) of the Australasian and Oceanian regions. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 26: 1 - 521."]}