Bactrocera albistrigata
Description
Typical of Bactrocera larvae with the following specific characteristics for the third instar:
Body. Body length 6–7.5mm.
Head. Number of peg sensilla two, or three (short, squat); peg sensilla with few short branches; other peg-sensilla-like structures absent. Stomal region: secondary lobes short, leaf-like (5–6 preoral lobes); margins of secondary lobes all entire; number of oral ridges 7–12; margins scalloped (moderately long, bluntly rounded teeth). Number of accessory plates 4–7; margins serrated. Median oral lobe absent or not protruding.
Spinules and creeping welts. Dorsal spinules on segments T1-T2, or T1-T3 (?).
Anterior spiracles. Anterior spiracle convex to flat. Anterior spiracular tubules 9–13.
Caudal segment (a8) and anal lobes. Anal lobes plainly visible, but not protuberant; simple.
Posterior spiracles. Slits 3x longer than wide (about). Dorsal spiracular processes with numerous trunks arising from an elongate base, or with numerous trunks arising from a short or semicircular base (long processes). Number of dorsal spiracular processes 12–18. Number of ventral spiracular processes 12–18. Number of lateral spiracular processes 4–9.
Host plants
Polyphagous, infesting at least the following families and genera:*
| Family | Genus |
| Anacardiaceae | Mangifera |
| Annonaceae | Polyalthia |
| Apocynaceae | Ochrosia |
| Calophyllaceae | Calophyllum |
| Combretaceae | Terminalia |
| Lamiaceae | Gmelina |
| Meliaceae | Aglaia |
| Moraceae | Artocarpus |
| Myrtaceae | Psidium, Syzygium |
| Oxalidaceae | Averrhoa |
| Rubiaceae | Guettarda |
| Salicaceae | Scolopia |
| Sapotaceae | Mimusops |
*See Liquido et al. 2017
Part of plant attacked: fruit.
Biogeographic region and distribution
Oriental
India (Andaman Is.), western Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia (Java, Sulawesi), Christmas Island. Introduced USA: California.
Adult taxonomy
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) albistrigata (de Meijere)Dacus albistrigatus Meijere 1911: 377.—Indonesia. Java: Batavia [Jakarta]. HT ♀ ZMAN?
References
Carroll, L. E., A. L. Norrbom, M. J. Dallwitz, and F. C. Thompson. 2004 onwards. Pest fruit flies of the world – larvae. Version: 8th December 2006. http://delta-intkey.com.
California Dept. of Food and Agriculture. 2019. White Striped Fruit Fly Pest Profile. https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/pdep/target_pest_disease_profiles/white_striped_ff_profile.html
Liquido, N. J., G. T. McQuate, M. A. Hanlin, K. L. K. Lee, K. A. Nakamichi, and A. P. K. Tateno. 2017. Host plant records of the white striped fruit fly, Bactrocera (Bactrocera) albistrigata (de Meijere) (Diptera: Tephritidae), Version 1.0. Available online at: USDA Compendium of Fruit Fly Host Information (CoFFHI), Edition 3.0, https://coffhi.cphst.org/.
