Bactrocera (Bactrocera) caledoniensis Drew, 1989

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Bactrocera (Bactrocera) caledoniensis Drew, 1989

Figure 16

Distribution. New Caledonia (mainland, Maré, Lifou).

Male lure. Cue-lure.

Host plants. CONVOLVULACEAE : Distimake tuberosus . GENTIANACEAE : Fagraea berteroana . RHIZOPHO- RACEAE: Crossostylis multiflora .

Biology. Rarely collected on the mainland, but abundant on Loyalty Islands ( Amice and Sales 1997a). Monthly trapping data illustrated on Figure 102 .

Notes. This species is a member of the B. frauenfeldi complex.

Figures

Figure 16. Bactrocera (Bactrocera) caledoniensis Drew, male. A) Head. B) Head and scutum. C) Abdomen. D) Wing. E) Lateral view.

Figure 102. Mean (±SE) daily captures of Bactrocera caledoniensis Drew in cue-lure traps maintained in New Caledonia (Maré and Lifou Islands) between January 1996 and December 1998, based on six trapping sites (n = 216, mean FTD = 1.46).