Bactrocera facialis


Host plants

Family Genus
Anacardiaceae Anacardium, Mangifera
Apocynaceae sp.
Combretaceae Terminalia
Fabaceae Inocarpus
Lauraceae Persea
Malvaceae Hibiscus
Moraceae Artocarpus
Myrtaceae Eugenia, Psidium, Syzygium
Passifloraceae Passiflora
Rosaceae Prunus
Rubiaceae sp.
Rutaceae Citrus
Sapindaceae Pometia
Solanaceae Capsicum, Solanum

Biogeographic region and distribution

Australasian

Tonga; New Caledonia?

Adult taxonomy

Bactrocera (Bactrocera) facialis (Coquillett)

Dacus facialis Coquillett 1909: 12.—Tonga I. LT ♂ USNM. Lectotype designation by inference of holotype by Greene in Perkins 1939: 9 (see Drew 1989: 133).

Dacus tongensis Froggatt 1911: 870.—Tonga. ST ♂ ♀  NSWA?

Strumeta fascialis Perkins 1939: 9.—missp. facialis Coquillett.

References

White, I. M., and M. M. Elson-Harris. 1992. Fruit flies of economic significance: their identification and bionomics. CAB International; Wallingford, UK. 601 p.