Dacus bivittatus

Host plants

Family	Genus
Cucurbitaceae	Citrullus, Cucumeropsis, Cucumis, Cucurbita, Lagenaria, Luffa, Momordica, Peponium, Sechium, Telfairea

 

Biogeographic region and distribution

Afrotropical

Senegal E to Kenya, S to South Africa.

Adult taxonomy

Dacus (Dacus) bivittatus (Bigot)

Leptoxys bivittatus Bigot 1858[495]: 374.—Gabon. T/MNHNP.

Dacus cucumarius Sack 1908[4247]: 10.—Tanzania. Usambara. ST ♂ ♀ SMF.

Dacus bipartitus Graham 1910[1782]: 167.—Nigeria. Lagos, Yaba. LT ♂ BMNH. Lectotype designated by Munro 1984: 34.

Dacus rubiginosus Hendel 1928[2111]: 347.—Tanzania. Amani. ST ♂ ♀ DEI, NMW. Type data (Hardy 1968: 112).

Dacus armatus var. hulstaerti Collart 1935[891]: 29.—Zaire. Equateur: Boende. HT ♀ MRAC.

Dacus pectoralis Walker 1861[4968]: 322.—South Africa. Natal. LT A BMNH. Preocc. Walker 1859; Lectotype designation by inference of holotype by Hardy 1959: 180.

Dacus bivittatus cucumarius f. atrescens Munro 1948: 622.—Nomen nudum. Kenya [error, Uganda]. Bwamba. HT ♂ SANC. Infrasubspecific name (see Art. 45f(iii)).

Dacus hulstaedti Munro 1984: 34.—missp. hulstaerti Collart.

Tridacus armatus: Silvestri 1913: 89.—misid.

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.