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.