Bactrocera passiflorae

Common name  

Fijian fruit fly

Description

Typical of Bactrocera larvae with the following specific characteristics for the third instar:

Body. Body length 8–9.5mm.

Head. Stomal organ: number of peg sensilla four or more (4–6, some long, some short); peg sensilla unbranched; other peg-sensilla-like structures absent. Stomal region: secondary lobes short, leaf-like (5–6, large); margins of secondary lobes all entire. Number of oral ridges 9–13; margins scalloped (stout, almost parallel-sided, bluntly rounded teeth). Accessory plates small, arranged along outer edges of oral ridges; margins serrated. Median oral lobe absent or not protruding.

Spinules and creeping welts. Dorsal spinules on segments T1-T2.

Anterior spiracles. 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 a short or semicircular base (long processes). Number of dorsal spiracular processes 9–16. Number of ventral spiracular processes 9–16. Number of lateral spiracular processes 4–8.

Host plants

Family	Genus
Anacardiaceae	Anacardium, Mangifera
Apocynaceae	Ochrosia
Caricaceae	Carica
Lauraceae	Persea
Malvaceae	Theobroma
Moraceae	Artocarpus
Myrtaceae	Psidium
Passifloraceae	Passiflora
Rutaceae	Citrus

Part of plant attacked: fruit.

Biogeographic region and distribution

Australasian

Fiji, Tonga, Niue.
 

Adult taxonomy

Bactrocera (Bactrocera) passiflorae (Froggatt)
Dacus passiflorae Froggatt 1911: 870.—Fiji. LT ♂ NSWA. Lectotype designated by Drew 1989: 151.

 

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.

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