Bactrocera (Bactrocera) samoae Drew, 1989

Leblanc, Luc, 2022, The dacine fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacini) of Oceania, Insecta Mundi 2022 (948), pp. 1-167 : 140-141

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scientific name	Bactrocera (Bactrocera) samoae Drew, 1989
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Bactrocera (Bactrocera) samoae Drew, 1989 View in CoL

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Distribution. Samoa (Savai’i, Upolu).

Male lure. No known lure.

Host plants. ANNONACEAE : Cananga odorata . APOCYNACEAE : Cerbera odollam , Ochrosia oppositifolia . ARALIACEAE : Polyscias sp. CALOPHYLLACEAE : Calophyllum inophyllum . COMBRETACEAE : Terminalia catappa . EBENACEAE : Diospyros foliosa . GENTIANACEAE : Fagraea berteroana . RUBIACEAE : Guettarda speciosa . RUTACEAE : Micromelum minutum , Murraya paniculata .

Edible host common name: Tropical almond.

Notes. This species, not attracted to male lures, is virtually indistinguishable from two other cue-lure-attracted species referred to as Bactrocera species near passiflorae ( Fig. 63 View Figure 63 , 64 View Figure 64 ).

References

Drew RAI. 1989. The tropical fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) of the Australasian and Oceanian regions. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 26: 1 - 521.

Figures

Figure 63. Bactrocera (Bactrocera) passiflorae (Froggatt) (species near), from Tokelau, male. A) Head. B) Head and scutum. C) Abdomen. D) Wing. E) Lateral view.

Figure 64. Bactrocera (Bactrocera) passiflorae (Froggatt) (species near), from Fiji. A) Head. B) Head and scutum. C) Abdomen, female. D) Abdomen, male. E) Wing. F) Lateral view, female.