Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus Loew, 1862

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Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus Loew, 1862

Dacus ciliatus Loew, 1862a: 7 . Syntypes. Guinea ; South Africa (Cape: Cape of Good Hope ) ( NRS, ZMUC).

Dacus sigmoides Coquillett, 1901: 29 . Holotype. Mauritius ( USNM).

Dacus brevistylus Bezzi, 1908: 149 . Syntypes. Eritrea ( Dintomi di Adi Ugri & Cheren) ( MZLS, MCSNM).

Dacus apoxanthus var. decolor Bezzi, 1924a: 467 . Syntypes. South Africa (Cape: Grahamstown ) ( SANC).

Tridacus mallyi Munro, 1925: 42 . (Nomen nudum).

Dacus insistens Curran, 1927: 85 . Holotype. Zaire ( Bas – Zaire: Boma) ( AMNH).

Dacus cocciniae Premlata & Singh, 1987: 401 . Holotype. India (Punjab: Chandigarh) (PUCP). [See Drew & Romig (2013) for the date of publication].

Distribution. AF: Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, Senegal East to Somalia, South to South Africa, Yemen. AU:

Australia. OR: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka. PA: Arabia, Egypt, Iran, Israel.

Egyptian localities. Eastern Desert: Abu Sultan, Gebel Asfar, Ismailiya. Fayoum:?. Lower Nile Valley: Dokki, El-

Baragil, Giza, Imbaba, Qalubiya, Nahya, Sharqiya. Upper Nile Valley: Aswan, Kom Ombo, Qena. Western Desert :

Kharga Oasis.

Host plants. Cantaloupe ( Cucumis melo var. cantalupo Ser. ), cucumber ( Cucumis sativus L.), marrow ( Cucurbita

pepo L.), orange ( Citrus x sinensis (L.) Osbeck), and watermelon ( Citrullus sp.). Source: El-Sabah et al. (2004).

Dates of collection. Throughout the year.

Dacus (Didacus) frontalis Becker, 1922

Dacus frontalis Becker, 1922: 74 . Holotype. Sudan ( Bara ) ( ZMHB).

Dacus ciliatus var. duplex Munro, 1932: 155 . Syntypes. South Africa ( Transvaal : Rosslyn) ( SANC). Dacus scopatus Munro, 1948: 22 . Holotype . Kenya ( Mbololo ) ( SANC).

Distribution. AF: Cape Verde Is., Egypt, Kenya to Namibia & South Africa, Sudan, Yemen. PA: Egypt. Egyptian localities. Eastern Desert: Ismailiya. Lower Nile Valley and Delta: Giza, Qalubiya, Sharqiya. Host plants. Cucurbitaceous plants.

Dates of collection. January to March.