Bactrocera (Bactrocera) perfusca ( Aubertin, 1929 )

Leblanc, Luc, 2022, The dacine fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacini) of Oceania, Insecta Mundi 2022 (948), pp. 1-167 : 138

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scientific name	Bactrocera (Bactrocera) perfusca ( Aubertin, 1929 )
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Bactrocera (Bactrocera) perfusca ( Aubertin, 1929) View in CoL

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Distribution ( Fig. 105 View Figure 105 ). French Polynesia (Tahiti, Hiva Oa, Nuku Hiva, Ua Huka).

Male lure. No known lure.

Host plants. Category D minor pest ( Vargas et al. 2015). ANACARDIACEAE : Mangifera indica . COMBRETA- CEAE: Terminalia catappa . MYRTACEAE : Syzygium jambos . SANTALACEAE : Santalum sp.

Edible hosts common names. Mango, rose-apple, tropical almond.

References

Aubertin D. 1929. Diptera of French Oceania. Entomologist 62: 172 - 174.

Vargas RI, Pinero JC, Leblanc L. 2015. An overview of pest species of Bactrocera fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) and the integration of biopesticides with other biological approaches for their management with a focus on the Pacific region. Insects 6: 297 - 318.

Figures

Figure 68. Bactrocera (Bactrocera) perfusca (Aubertin). A) Head. B) Head and scutum. C) Abdomen, female. D) Abdomen, male. E) Wing. F) Lateral view, female.

Figure 105. Distribution of oligophagous pest fruit flies in Oceania: Bactrocera umbrosa (Fabricius), B. mucronis (Drew), B. quadrisetosa (Bezzi), B. distincta (Malloch), and B. perfusca (Aubertin). Photo of B. umbrosa by Steve Wilson. Drawing of B. perfusca from Drew (1989).