Bactrocera (Bactrocera) latifrons ( Hendel, 1915 )

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 : 13

Bactrocera (Bactrocera) latifrons ( Hendel, 1915)

(= Dacus amoyensis Froggatt, 1909 , Chaetodacus antennalis Shiraki, 1933 )

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Distribution. Widespread in tropical Asia, from India to Taiwan, and south to Sulawesi, introduced to Hawaii and Africa ( Drew and Romig 2013; Vargas et al. 2015). Reported from Bangladesh by Leblanc et al. (2013).

Bangladesh records. 11 specimens. DHAKA DIVISION: Dhaka District.

Male lure. Latilure (alpha-ionol and cade oil) ( McQuate and Peck 2001).

Host plants. Recorded from 59 host taxa in 25 genera and 13 families ( Allwood et al. 1999; McQuate and Liquido 2016). The family Solanaceae contains the major host species and B. latifrons is a significant pest of Capsicum and Solanum species ( Drew and Romig 2013).

Notes. The parasitoid wasp Diachasmimorpha longicaudata ( Ashmead, 1905) ( Hymenoptera : Braconidae ) was bred by Mahfuza Momen from larvae of B. latifrons infesting Capsicum annuum L. ( Solanaceae ), in June 2020, at the Atomic Agency Research Establishment compound in Savar, Dhaka.

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Figure 9. Bactrocera (Bactrocera) latifrons (Hendel). A) Head. B) Head and scutum. C) Abdomen, female. D) Wing. E) Lateral view, male. F) Distribution in Bangladesh.