Bactrocera perfusca

Taxonomy

Valid name: Bactrocera (Bactrocera) perfusca (Aubertin, 1929)
Preferred common name: Marquesas fruit fly
Synonyms:
   Chaetodacus perfuscus (original combination in Aubertin, 1929)
   Dacus perfuscus (subsequent combination in Malloch, 1932)
   Strumeta perfuscus (subsequent combination in Perkins, 1937)

Morphology-based identification

Bactrocera perfusca can be identified reliably based on morphology. Spot characters are the black postpronotal lobes, black scutellum, all black scutum without yellow markings, and an all black abdomen.

Molecular identification

There are no molecular reference data available for Bactrocera perfusca.

Distribution

Bactrocera perfusca is only known from the Marquesas Islands in the South Pacific, which is its presumed native distribution.

Further information

Bactrocera perfusca is reported as a "category D" pest of mango (Mangifera spp.) and rose-apple (Syzygium jambos) in Vargas et al. (2015)Vargas et al. (2015):
Vargas RI, Pinero JC, Leblanc L, 2015. An overview of pest species of Bactrocera fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) and the integration of biopesticides with other biological approaches for their management with a focus on the pacific region. Insects 6: 297–318. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects6020297. A category D pest is there defined as "species that have been occasionally bred from commercial/edible fruit or cucurbits".