Taxonomy
Valid name:
Bactrocera (
Bactrocera)
lineata (Perkins, 1939)
Preferred common name: None
Synonyms:
Strumeta lineata (original combination in Perkins, 1939)
Dacus lineatus (subsequent combination in Drew, 1974)
Morphology-based identification
Bactrocera lineata can be identified reliably based on morphology. Spot characters are the black postpronotal lobes, almost completely black abdomen, and dark front and mid femurs.
Molecular identification
COI sequence data can be used to reliably identify
B. lineata (
Doorenweerd et al. 2024Doorenweerd et al. 2024:
Doorenweerd C, San Jose M, Leblanc L, Barr N, Geib SM, Chung AYC, Dupuis JR, Ekayanti A, Fiegalan E, Hemachandra KS, Hossain MA, Huang C, Hsu Y, Morris KY, Maryani A. Mustapeng A, Niogret J, Pham TH, Thi Nguyen N, Sirisena UGAI, Todd T, Rubinoff D, 2024. Towards a better future for DNA barcoding: Evaluating monophyly‐ and distance‐based species identification using COI gene fragments of Dacini fruit flies. Molecular Ecology Resources 24: e13987. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13987).
Distribution
Bactrocera lineata has been recorded from New Guinea and the Torres Straight Islands, which is its presumed native range.
Further information
Bactrocera lineata is reported as a "category D" pest of
Pometia pinnata 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 D pest is there defined as "species that have been occasionally bred from commercial/edible fruit or cucurbits".
