Bactrocera (Notodacus) neoxanthodes Drew and Romig, 2001

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Bactrocera (Notodacus) neoxanthodes Drew and Romig, 2001

Figure 52

Distribution ( Fig. 121 ). Vanuatu (Torres Islands, Santo, Efate).

Male lure. Isoeugenol, dihydroeugenol (NEW LURE RECORDS). Isoeugenol is the most attractive of the two lures.

Host plants. LECYTHIDACEAE : Barringtonia edulis . PASSIFLORACEAE : Passiflora suberosa .

Notes. This species is a non-pest member species of the Bactrocera xanthodes complex ( Drew et al. 1997). Drew (1989) originally recorded it as B. xanthodes in Vanuatu. Based on its unusual host record, Waterhouse (1993) suspected it might be a separate species, later confirmed by Hoeben et al. (1996) and Drew et al. (1997), who initially included it under B. paraxanthodes ( Drew and Hancock 1995) , and later described it as B. neoxanthodes ( Drew and Romig 2001) .

Figures

Figure 52. Bactrocera (Notodacus) neoxanthodes Drew and Romig, male. A) Head. B) Head and scutum. C) Abdomen. D) Wing. E) Lateral view.

Figure 121. Distribution and invasion and eradication history of fruit flies in the Bactrocera xanthodes complex in Oceania: Bactrocera paraxanthodes Drew and Hancock, B. neoxanthodes Drew and Romig, B. xanthodes (Broun), and undescribed species near B. paraxanthodes in Samoa. Photos of B. neoxanthodes and B. xanthodes by Steve Wilson.