Taxonomy
Valid name:
Bactrocera (
Bactrocera)
atramentata (Hering, 1941)
Preferred common name: Pacific lychee fruit fly
Synonyms:
Strumeta atramentata (original combination in Hering, 1941)
Dacus atramentatus (subsequent combination in Drew, 1974)
Morphology-based identification
Bactrocera atramentata can be identified reliably based on morphology. Spot characters are the black postpronotal lobes and black band along the center of the scutellum.
Molecular identification
There are no molecular reference data available for
B. atramentata.
Distribution
Bactrocera atramentata is only known from New Guinea, which is its presumed native distribution.
Further information
Bactrocera atramentata is reported as a "category D" pest of Pacific lychee (
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".
