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Specimen 10536: Dacus vertebratus Bezzy

Taxonomy

Status: valid

Current Taxonomy
Subfamily Dacinae
 Tribe Dacini
  Genus Dacus
   Species vertebratus
Original Taxonomy
Subfamily Dacinae
 Tribe Dacini
  Genus Dacus
   Species vertebratus

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Additionnal informations

Collection number: #10536
Scientific name: Dacus vertebratus Bezzy
Host plant: Cucurbitaceae / Cucumis melo (melon)
Country: Ethiopia
Locality: Melka Werer
Coordinates 40°10'0.01" E / 9°19'60" N
Collection: BMNH: Natural History Museum, London, UK
Lure: N/A
Reliability: D: associated material, fly ID confirmed or considered reliable
Collecting date: 11-12-1978
Collector: Ababu, D.
Type of association with host plant: Association unclear
Number of specimens 1 (0 male(s), 1 female(s), 0 unsexed)
Remarks: 750m, 'melon' on/ex?

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