Dacus (Didacus) frontalis Becker
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.274925 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6218289 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03933018-FFDC-FFA7-C18B-FD67FA9C1EB3 |
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Dacus (Didacus) frontalis Becker |
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Dacus (Didacus) frontalis Becker ; aberrant form
Dacus frontalis Becker, 1922: 74
Other synonyms: White (2006: 83)
Material. SUDAN: 1 female, W. Halfa Dist., Ashkeit, 8.x.1962, S. Panelius ( TAU)
Remarks. This species, in common with other members of sg. Didacus lacks a medial vitta. However, this specimen has a narrow yellow medial stripe along the midline of the postscutum. It was initially thought that it must be a misidentified D. siliqualactis Munro, 1939 a, a species with a medial vitta often confused with D. frontalis by earlier authors. This specimen has a velvet raised area on the frons, and only the midfemur bicoloured (others entirely pale), which are typical features of D. frontalis and clearly separate it from D. siliqualactis . This is therefore assumed to be D. frontalis which has a pale surface mid-line, typical of many specimens, unusually bright and yellowish and therefore liable to be misinterpreted as a medial vitta.
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Tel-Aviv University |
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Dacus (Didacus) frontalis Becker
White, Ian M. & Goodger, Kim F. M. 2009 |
Dacus frontalis
Becker 1922: 74 |