Bactrocera is a large genus of tephritid fruit flies, with close to 500 species currently described and accepted.
Name The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek bakter "rod" and kera "horn".
Systematics Prior to the 1990s, almost all Dacini species were described in the genera Dacus or Strumeta. Bactrocera became the main genus for the tribe after Bactrocera and Dacus were split, but Bactrocera was further divided into Zeugodacus and Bactrocera in 2015. The subgeneric treatments have only partly adopted this latest change, but are indicated here to reflect the most modern – DNA based – insights.
Many subgenera are defined within this genus:Hancock DL, Drew RAI (2018) A review of the subgenera Apodacus Perkins, Hemizeugodacus Hardy, Neozeugodacus May, Stat. Rev., Semicallantra Drew and Tetradacus Miyake of Bactrocera Macquart (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae). Australian Entomologist 45: 105–132.Drew RAI, Hancock DL (2016) A review of the subgenus Bulladacus Drew & Hancock of Bactrocera Macquart (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae), with description of two new species from Papua New Guinea. Australian Entomologist 43: 189–210.Hancock DL, Drew RAI (2015) A review of the Indo-Australasian subgenus Parazeugodacus Shiraki of Bactrocera Macquart (Diptera: Tephritidae: Daciniae). Australian Entomologist 42: 91–104.Hancock DL, Drew RAI (2017) A review of the pacific islands subgenus Notodacus Perkins of Bactrocera Macquart (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae). Australian Entomologist 44: 113–120.Hancock DL, Drew RAI (2019) Further notes on subgenus Tetradacus Miyake of Bactrocera Macquart (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae), with a revised key to species. Australian Entomologist 46: 43–46.
Afrodacus Aglaodacus Apodacus Asiadacus Austrodacus Bactrocera Bulladacus Calodacus Daculus Diplodacus Gymnodacus Hemigymnodacus Heminotodacus Hemiparatridacus Hemisurstylus Hemizeugodacus Javadacus Melanodacus Neozeugodacus Nesodacus Niuginidacus Notodacus Papuodacus Paradacus Paratridacus Parazeugodacus Perkinsidacus Queenslandacus Semicallantra Sinodacus Tetradacus Trypetidacus
See also List of Bactrocera species
References
Further reading (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)
External links On the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site Bactrocera correcta , guava fruit fly Bactrocera cucurbitae, melon fly Bactrocera dorsalis, oriental fruit fly Bactrocera oleae, olive fruit fly Bactrocera tryoni, Queensland fruit fly Bactrocera tsuneonis, Japanese orange fly
Other fauna.org.uk
Tephritid Workers Database