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Specimen 10595: 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: #10595
Scientific name: Dacus vertebratus Bezzy
Host plant: Cucurbitaceae / Citrullus lanatus (watermelon)
Country: Nigeria
Locality: Ife  (Originaly Ile-Ife)
Coordinates 4°34'0" E / 7°28'0" N
Collection: BMNH: Natural History Museum, London, UK
Lure: N/A
Reliability: A: reared material, fly ID confirmed
Collecting date: 2-12-1968
Collector: Medler, J.T.
Type of association with host plant: Reared from
Number of specimens 3 (0 male(s), 3 female(s), 0 unsexed)
Remarks: 'water melon'

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