Dacus punctatifrons

Host plants

Family	Genus
Cucurbitaceae	Bryanopsis, Cucumis, Cucurbita, Melothria, Momordica, Peponium, Sechium

Biogeographic region and distribution

Afrotropical

Sierra Leone E to Kenya, S to South Africa, Yemen.

Adult taxonomy

Dacus (Dacus) punctatifrons Karsch​

Dacus punctatifrons Karsch 1887: 8.—Angola. Pungo Andongo. ST ♀ ZMHU. Karsch misstated sex of 1 ST, both are female; designation of HT by Munro 1984: 51 invalid.

Dacus furcatus Hendel 1928: 345.—Tanzania. Amani. ST A DEI, NMW. Preocc. Wiedemann 1830; Type data (Hardy 1968: 112, Munro 1984: 53), also ST in BMNH & SANC.

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.