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Description of a new species of Dacus from Sri Lanka, and new country distribution records (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacinae).


ABSTRACT: A fruit fly survey in the Sinharaja and Knuckles National Parks in Sri Lanka (2016), using traps baited with the male lures methyl eugenol, cue-lure, and zingerone, yielded 21 species of Dacini fruit flies. Of these, three species, viz. Bactroceraamarambalensis Drew, B.dongnaiae Drew & Romig, and B.rubigina (Wang & Zhao), are new country occurrence records, and Dacus (Mellesis) ancoralis Leblanc & Doorenweerd, sp. n. is described as a new species. The Sri Lankan Dacini fruit fly fauna is now comprised of 39 species.

SUBMITTER: Leblanc L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6237899 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Description of a new species of <i>Dacus</i> from Sri Lanka, and new country distribution records (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacinae).

Leblanc Luc L   Doorenweerd Camiel C   Jose Michael San MS   Sirisena U G A I UGAI   K S Hemachandra   Rubinoff Daniel D  

ZooKeys 20181108 795


A fruit fly survey in the Sinharaja and Knuckles National Parks in Sri Lanka (2016), using traps baited with the male lures methyl eugenol, cue-lure, and zingerone, yielded 21 species of Dacini fruit flies. Of these, three species, viz. <i>Bactroceraamarambalensis</i> Drew, <i>B.dongnaiae</i> Drew & Romig, and <i>B.rubigina</i> (Wang & Zhao), are new country occurrence records, and Dacus (Mellesis) ancoralis Leblanc & Doorenweerd, <b>sp. n.</b> is described as a new species. The Sri Lankan Dacin  ...[more]

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