Bactrocera mesomelas

Host plants

Family	Genus
Myrtaceae	Psidium

Biogeographic region and distribution

Afrotropical

Nigeria, Cameroon, Zaire.

Adult taxonomy

Bactrocera (Gymnodacus) mesomelas (Bezzi)

Dacus mesomelas Bezzi 1908: 386.—Zaire. Kinshasa. HT ♂ IRSNB.

Dacus aethiopicus Munro 1933: 1.—Zaire. Equateur: Lukolela, left bank Congo River. ST ♂ ♀ AMNH.

References

Vargas, R. I., J. C. Piñero, and L. Leblanc. 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(2): 297-318.