Bactrocera
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Bactrocera is a large genus of tephritid fruit flies, with more than 500 species currently described.
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[edit] Name
The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek bakter "rod" and kera "horn".
[edit] Systematics
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
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[edit] 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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