Bactrocera (Bactrocera) ebenea ( Drew, 1971 )

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Bactrocera (Bactrocera) ebenea ( Drew, 1971)

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

Male lure. Methyl eugenol.

Host plants. No known hosts.

Biology. Rarely collected on the mainland, but abundant on the Loyalty Islands ( Amice and Sales 1997a). Monthly trapping data illustrated on Figure 110 .

Figures

Figure 25. Bactrocera (Bactrocera) ebenea Drew, male. A) Head. B) Head and scutum. C) Abdomen. D) Wing. E) Lateral view.

Figure 110. Mean (±SE) daily captures of Bactrocera ebenea Drew in methyl eugenol traps maintained in New Caledonia (Mainland, Maré, Lifou) between January 1996 and December 1998, based on 12 trapping sites (n = 432, mean FTD = 0.32).