Bactrocera (Bactrocera) tuberculata ( Bezzi, 1916 )

Leblanc, Luc, Hossain, M. Aftab, Momen, Mahfuza & Seheli, Kajla, 2021, New country records, annotated checklist and key to the dacine fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae: Dacini) of Bangladesh, Insecta Mundi 2021 (880), pp. 1-56 : 26

Bactrocera (Bactrocera) tuberculata ( Bezzi, 1916)

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Distribution. Myanmar ( Bezzi 1916), Thailand, Vietnam ( Hardy 1973), Bhutan ( Drew et al. 2007), China ( Norrbom et al. 1999), Bangladesh ( Leblanc et al. 2014), India ( David et al. 2017), Nepal ( Leblanc et al. 2019a).

Bangladesh records. 76 specimens. CHATTOGRAM DIVISION: Bandarban Hill, Chattogram Hill, Cox’s Bazar, Khagrachari Hill, and Rangamati Hill Districts. DHAKA DIVISION: Dhaka District. SYLHET DIVISION: Moulvibazar and Sylhet Districts.

Male lure. Methyl eugenol.

Host plants. A moderate pest of cultivated fruit, bred from 11 host species in eight families, including mango, papaya, and plum ( Allwood et al. 1999).

Figures

Figure 19. Bactrocera (Bactrocera) tuberculata (Bezzi). A) Head. B) Head and scutum. C) Abdomen, female. D) Abdomen, male. E) Wing (after Leblanc et al. 2014). F) Distribution in Bangladesh. G) Lateral view, female. H) Lateral view, male.