Bactrocera (Notodacus) paraxanthodes Drew and Hancock, 1995

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Bactrocera (Notodacus) paraxanthodes Drew and Hancock, 1995

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Distribution ( Fig. 121 ). New Caledonia (mainland, Maré, Lifou).

Male lure. Weakly attracted to methyl eugenol. Dihydroeugenol may prove to be a more potent attractant when tested on the Loyalty Islands, where B. paraxanthodes is most common. That lure attracted one specimen on the mainland ( Royer et al. 2019a), and many specimens of B. neoxanthodes in Vanuatu (new lure record).

Host plants. APOCYNACEAE : Vincetoxicum biglandulosum (dubious record?). ARALIACEAE : Meryta sp. , Plerandra gabriellae .

Notes. This species is a non-pest member species of the Bactrocera xanthodes complex ( Drew et al. 1997). The Tylophora host record was doubted by Hancock and Drew (2017a).

Figures

Figure 61. Bactrocera (Notodacus) paraxanthodes Drew and Hancock. A) Head. B) Head and scutum. C) Abdomen, male. D) Abdomen apex of male, ventral view. E) Wing. F) Lateral view, female. G) Lateral view, male.

Figure 121. Distribution and invasion and eradication history of fruit flies in the Bactrocera xanthodes complex in Oceania: Bactrocera paraxanthodes Drew and Hancock, B. neoxanthodes Drew and Romig, B. xanthodes (Broun), and undescribed species near B. paraxanthodes in Samoa. Photos of B. neoxanthodes and B. xanthodes by Steve Wilson.