Bactrocera psidii


Host plants

Family Genus
Anacardiaceae Mangifera
Myrtaceae Psidium
Rutaceae Citrus

Biogeographic region and distribution

Australasian

New Caledonia, Tonga, Western Samoa.

Adult taxonomy

Bactrocera (Bactrocera) psidii (Froggatt)

Tephritis psidii Froggatt 1899: 500.—New Caledonia. Noumea. ST ♂ ♀ NSWA?

Dacus ornatissimus Froggatt 1909: 93.—New Caledonia.ST A NSWA? Lectotype designated by Drew 1989: 157 invalid, ex. guava, but ST bred from mandarins.

Dacus virgatus Coquillett 1909: 13.—Tonga I. HT ♀ USNM.

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.