| 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? |