Bactrocera (Tetradacus) pagdeni ( Malloch, 1939 )

Leblanc, Luc, 2022, The dacine fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacini) of Oceania, Insecta Mundi 2022 (948), pp. 1-167 : 135

Bactrocera (Tetradacus) pagdeni ( Malloch, 1939)

Figure 59

Distribution. Solomon Islands (Kolombangara, Florida, Guadalcanal).

Male lure. Zingerone.

Host plants. No known host.

Notes. This species was only known by its holotype ( Drew and Romig 2001) and one specimen at the Bishop Museum (Honolulu, Hawaii), until large numbers were collected with the deployment of zingerone-baited traps ( Hancock and Drew 2018a, Leblanc et al. 2021).

Figures

Figure 59. Bactrocera (Tetradacus) pagdeni (Malloch), male. A) Head. B) Head and scutum. C) Abdomen. D) Wing. E) Lateral view.