Zeugodacus (Javadacus) cucurbitae (Coquillett, 1899)

Korneyev, S. V., Hauser, M., Borkent, C., Maples, B. K., Roubtsova, T. V., Zangpo, T., Dorji, S., Chophel, S., Dorji, N., Tsomo, Dendup, U., Dawa, K., Dorji, L., Dhimal, C. Mani, Kinley, R., Dorji, U., Dema, Y., Korneyev, V. A. & Gaimari, S. D., 2023, The Fruit Flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) In Bhutan: New Faunistic Records And Compendium Of Fauna, Zoodiversity 57 (2), pp. 93-124 : 104-105

Zeugodacus (Javadacus) cucurbitae (Coquillett, 1899)

Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae: Drew & Romig, 2013 .

Material. Wangdue Phodrang, Bajo, ARDC orchards, 27.490° N, 89.900° E, 1230 m, 15– 21.08.2017, Cue-lure, 1 Ơ, FFP17 BT010 ( BHNPPC); 21– 28.08.2017, Cue-lure , 15 Ơ, FFP17 BT015 ( BHNPPC); 5.8 km S Alla, Royal Orchard, 27.298° N, 89.968° E, 800 m, 18.08.2017, Cue-lure , 2 Ơ, FFP17 BT130 ( BHNPPC).

M a l e l u r e. Cue-lure, zingerone.

Host plants. At least 136 hosts in 30 families ( Allwood et al., 1999; Leblanc et al., 2021; McQuate et al., 2022). Infests numerous cucurbit crops.

D i s t r i b u t i o n. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, s. China (widespread; Hainan, Yunnan), India, Indonesia (Java, Kalimantan, East & West Nusa Tenggara, Sulawesi, Sumatra), Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam; eradicated Japan (Ryukyu Islands), Kiribati; introduced Benin, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mali, Mauritius, Nigeria, Réunion, Senegal, Seychelles, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia (North Maluku, Papua), Papua New Guinea (mainland, Bougainville, New Britain, New Ireland), Australia (Torres Strait Islands), Christmas I., Guam, Nauru, Northern Mariana Islands, Hawaii, Solomon Islands ( Drew & Romig, 2013; Vargas et al., 2015).