Taxonomy
Valid name:
Bactrocera (
Bactrocera)
jarvisi (Tryon, 1927)
Preferred common name: Jarvis' fruit fly
Synonyms:
Chaetodacus jarvisi (original combination in Tryon, 1927)
Afrodacus jarvisi (subsequent combination in Perkins, 1937)
Dacus jarvisi (subsequent combination in Hardy, 1951)
Chaetodacus jarvisi var.
careya Tryon, 1927 (unavailable name)
Dacus australis Hendel, 1928 (junior synonym)
Dacus australis var.
halterata Hendel, 1928 (junior synonym)
Dacus jarvisi var.
halteratus (subsequent combination in Hardy, 1951)
Morphology-based identification
Bactrocera jarvisi can be identified reliably based on morphology. A spot character is its presutural yellow marking; the postpronotal lobe and notopleuron are connected by a yellow band.
Molecular identification
COI sequence data can be used to reliably identify
B. jarvisi.
Distribution
Bactrocera jarvisi is found across Australia. A genome-wide SNP analysis found two populations in
B. jarvisi; one restricted to western Australia and one restricted to eastern Australia (
Manawaduge et al. 2023Manawaduge et al. 2023:
Manawaduge CG, Clarke AR, Hurwood DA, 2023. Divergent east-west lineages in an Australian fruit fly, (Bactrocera jarvisi), associated with the Carpentaria Basin divide. Knapp M (Ed.). PLOS ONE 18: e0276247. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276247). The molecular data suggested the eastern population represents the native range, and the western population is the result of a recent introduction event.
Further information
Bactrocera jarvisi is listed as a "category B" polyphagous pest in Australia in
Vargas et al. (2015)Vargas 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 B pest is there defined as "polyphagous fruit pests or destructive specialists more restricted in distribution, but at elevated risk of spreading to new locations".
Bactrocera jarvisi was the first species of Dacini that was recognized to be attracted to zingerone (
Fay 2012Fay 2012:
Fay HAC, 2012. A highly effective and selective male lure for Bactrocera jarvisi (Tryon) (Diptera: Tephritidae). Australian Journal of Entomology 51: 189–197. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-6055.2011.00847.x).
