Bactrocera (Bactrocera) redunca ( Drew, 1971 )

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Bactrocera (Bactrocera) redunca ( Drew, 1971)

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Distribution. Papua New Guinea (mainland, New Britain, Bougainville). Solomon Islands (Shortland Group, Choiseul, Kolombangara, Isabel, Russell, Florida, Guadalcanal, Malaita, San Cristobal, Santa Cruz). Vanuatu (Torres Islands, Banks Islands, Santo, Malekula, Ambae, Ambrym, Epi-Paama-Tongoa, Efate). New Caledonia (Maré; NEW COUNTRY RECORD).

Male lure. Cue-lure.

Host plants. Record in Vanuatu: MENISPERMACEAE : Pycnarrhena ozantha .

Biology. Monthly trapping data illustrated on Figure 126 .

Notes. The new country record from New Caledonia is based on the collection of five specimens in cue-lure traps on Maré Island, in March 2019.

Figures

Figure 76. Bactrocera (Bactrocera) redunca (Drew), male. A) Head. B) Head and scutum.C) Abdomen. D) Wing. E) Lateral view.

Figure 126. Mean (±SE) daily captures of Bactrocera redunca (Drew) in cue-lure traps maintained in Vanuatu (Efate Island) between January 1996 and September 1997, based on 10 trapping sites (n = 179, mean FTD = 0.48).