Bactrocera

Bactrocera
Bactrocera dorsalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Suborder: Brachycera Family: Tephritidae Subfamily: Dacinae Tribe: Dacini Genus: Bactrocera
Diversity
549 species
Species
B. correcta B. cucurbitae B. dorsalis B. oleae B. papayae B. tryoni B. zonata Hundreds more

Bactrocera is a large genus of tephritid fruit flies, with more than 500 species currently described.

Name

The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek bakter "rod" and kera "horn".

Systematics

Bactrocera sp. flies on an Anthurium inflorescence smelling of Methyl Eugenol

Many subgenera are defined within this genus:

• Afrodacus
• Aglaodacus
• Apodacus
• Asiadacus
• Austrodacus
• Bactrocera
• Bulladacus
• Daculus
• Diplodacus
• Gymnodacus
• Hemigymnodacus
• Heminotodacus
• Hemiparatridacus
• Hemisurstylus
• Hemizeugodacus
• Javadacus
• Melanodacus
• Nesodacus
• Niuginidacus
• Notodacus
• Papuodacus
• Paradacus
• Paratridacus
• Parazeugodacus
• Queenslandacus
• Semicallantra
• Sinodacus
• Tetradacus
• Trypetidacus
• Zeugodacus

See also

• List of Bactrocera species

Further reading

• Drew, R.A.I. & Raghu, S. (2002). The fruit fly fauna (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) of the rainforest habitat of the Western Ghats, India. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 50(2):327-352. PDF (with key to Indian Bactrocera species) - (description of new species B. amarambalensis, B. apiconigroscutella, B. neoarecae, B. neonigrotibialis, B. paraosbeckiae, B. paraverbascifoliae, B. penecorrecta, B. pseudoversicolor, B. yercaudiae and B. binoyi)

• Courtice, A. C. (2006). Of Peaches and Maggots, The Story of Queensland Fruit Fly. Published by Hillside Books (www.hillsidebooks.com). Keywords: History of Entomology; history of Tephritidae - pest species; origin of Tephritidae - pest species; history of Queensland fruit fly; History of Dacus tryoni; History of Mediterranean fruit fly, Med fly; history of Ceratitis capitata; history of Oriental fruit fly; history of Dacus dorsalis; history of Melon fly; history of Dacus cucurbitae.

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