Bactrocera (Bactrocera) zonata ( Saunders, 1842 )

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) zonata ( Saunders, 1842)

(= Rivellia persicae Bigot, 1890 , Dacus ferrugineus var. mangiferae Cotes, 1893 )

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Distribution. Widespread in tropical Asia, from Pakistan east to Vietnam, but not in southern Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia ( Drew and Romig 2013). Introduced to Mauritius, Réunion, North Africa and the Middle East.

Bangladesh records. 853 specimens. CHATTOGRAM DIVISION: Bandarban Hill, Chattogram, and Khagrachari Hill Districts. DHAKA DIVISION: Dhaka, Faridpur, Gazipur, Madaripur, and Rajbari Districts. KHULNA DIVISION: Bagerhat, Chuadanga, Jashore, Jhenaidah, Khulna, and Satkhira Districts. MYMENSINGH DIVI- SION: Mymensingh District. RAJSHAHI DIVISION: Chapai Nawabgonj, Naogaon, Natore, and Rajshahi Districts. RANGPUR DIVISION: Dinajpur, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, and Rangpur Districts. SYLHET DIVI- SION: Sunamgonj District.

Male lure. Methyl eugenol.

Host plants. A broadly polyphagous fruit pest bred from 54 host taxa in 38 genera and 23 families ( Allwood et al. 1999; Culliney et al. 2017). Bred from mango in Bangladesh ( Kabir et al. 1991).

Note. In Bangladesh, Hossain et al. (2017, 2019) studied the seasonal abundance of B. zonata in relation to abiotic factors for making control decisions.

Figures

Figure 20. Bactrocera (Bactrocera) zonata (Saunders), male. A) Head. B) Head and scutum. C) Abdomen. D) Wing. E) Lateral view. F) Distribution in Bangladesh.