Bactrocera

Taxobox
name = "Bactrocera"

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image_caption = "Bactrocera dorsalis"
image_width = 250px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Hexapoda
classis = Insecta
subclassis = Pterygota
infraclassis = Neoptera
superordo = Endopterygota|
ordo = Diptera
subordo = Brachycera
infraordo = Muscomorpha
zoosectio = Schizophora
zoosubsectio = Acalyptratae
superfamilia = Tephritoidea
familia = Tephritidae
subfamilia = Dacinae
tribus = Dacini
genus = "Bactrocera"
genus_authority =
diversity_link = List of Bactrocera species
diversity = 549 species
type_species =
type_species_authority =
range_

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subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "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".

ystematics

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"

ee 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. [http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/50/50rbz327-352.pdf 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.

External Links

On the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
* [http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/fruit/tropical/guava_fruit_fly.htm "Bactrocera correcta ", guava fruit fly]
* [http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/fruit/tropical/melon_fly.htm "Bactrocera cucurbitae", melon fly]
* [http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/fruit/tropical/oriental_fruit_fly.htm "Bactrocera dorsalis", oriental fruit fly]
* [http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/fruit/tropical/olive_fruit_fly.htm "Bactrocera oleae", olive fruit fly]
* [http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/fruit/tropical/queensland_fruit_fly.htm "Bactrocera tryoni", Queensland fruit fly]
* [http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/fruit/tropical/japanese_orange_fly.htm "Bactrocera tsuneonis", Japanese orange fly]