Zeugodacus trimaculatus

Taxonomy

Valid name: Zeugodacus (Zeugodacus) trimaculatus (Hardy and Adachi 1954)
Preferred common name: None
Synonyms:
   Dacus trimaculatus (original combination in Hardy and Adachi, 1954)
   Bactrocera trimaculata (subsequent combination in White and Elson-Harris, 1992White and Elson-Harris, 1992:
White IM, Elson-Harris MM, 1992. Fruit Flies of Economic Significance. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, 601 pp.)

Morphology-based identification

Zeugodacus trimaculatus can be identified reliably based on morphological characters. Spot characters are the two pairs of setae on the scutellum and a posterior dark mark on the scutellum.

Molecular identification

There are no COI reference sequence data available for Zeugodacus trimaculatus.

Distribution

Zeugodacus trimaculatus is only known from the Philippines, which is its presumed native distribution.

Further information

Zeugodacus trimaculatus is reported as a "category D" pest of bitter melon fruit (Momordica charantia) 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".