Zeugodacus atrisetosus

Taxonomy

Valid name: Zeugodacus (Austrodacus) atrisetosus Perkins, 1939
Preferred common name: None
Synonyms:
   Dacus atrisetosus Drew, 1973 (subsequent combination)
   Melanodacus atrisetosus May, 1962 (subsequent combination)
   Bactrocera atrisetosa Drew, 1989Drew, 1989:
Drew RAI, 1989. The tropical fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) of the Australasian and Oceanian regions. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 1: 1–521. (subsequent combination)
Melanodacus rubidus May, 1958 (junior synonym)

Morphology-based identification

Zeugodacus atrisetosus can be identified reliably based on morphological characters. Spot characters are the two pairs of setae on the scutellum and only minor dark markings on the scutum and abdomen.

Molecular identification

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

Distribution

Zeugodacus atrisetosus is only known from the island of New Guinea, which is its presumed native distribution.

Further information

Zeugodacus atrisetosus is reported as a "category C" pest of Cucurbitaceae fruit 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 C pest is there defined as "relatively minor oligophagous or specialist fruit or cucurbit pests".