Taxonomy
Valid name:
Zeugodacus (
Javadacus)
mundus (Bezzi, 1919)
Preferred common name: None
Synonyms:
Chaetodacus mundus (original combination in Bezzi, 1919)
Bactrocera munda (subsequent combination in White & Elson-Harris, 1992 )
Bactrocera mundus (subsequent combination in Wang, 1998)
Dacus mundus (subsequent combination in Hardy & Adachi, 1954)
Zeugodacus tibialis Shiraki, 1933 (junior synonym)
Morphology-based identification
Zeugodacus mundus can be identified reliably based on morphology. Spot characters are the infuscation around vein
dm-cu that connects with the anal streak on the wing and two pairs of setae on the scutellum.
Molecular identification
There are no molecular reference data available for
Z. mundus.
Distribution
Zeugodacus mundus has been reported from the Philippines and Taiwan. Its native range is unclear.
Further information
Zeugodacus mundus is reported as a "category D" pest of the fruits of squash in
Vargas et al. 2015Vargas et al. 2015:
Vargas RI, Pinero JC, Leblanc L, 2015. An overview of pest species of Bactrocera fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) and the integration of biopesticides with other biological approaches for their management with a focus on the pacific region. Insects 6: 297–318. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects6020297. A category D pest is there defined as "species that have been occasionally bred from commercial/edible fruit or cucurbits".
