Bactrocera hastigerina

Taxonomy

Valid name: Bactrocera (Calodacus) hastigerina (Hardy, 1954)
Preferred common name: mombin fruit fly
Synonyms:
   Dacus hastigerinus (original combination in Hardy, 1954)

Morphology-based identification

Bactrocera hasterigerina can be identified reliably based on morphology. Spot characters are the wide costal band up to vein R4+5 and fuscous cells bc and c on the wing.

Molecular identification

There are no molecular reference data available for Bactrocera hastigerina.

Distribution

Bactrocera hastigerina has been recorded from New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, which is its presumed native range.

Further information

Bactrocera hastigerina is reported as a "category D" pest of Spondias (Anacardiaceae) 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".