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Specimen 13703: 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: #13703
Scientific name: Dacus vertebratus Bezzy
Host plant: Cucurbitaceae / Citrullus lanatus (watermelon)
Country: Nigeria
Locality: Ibadan (n.s.)
Coordinates 3°53'47" E / 7°23'16" N
Collection: MRAC: Koninklijk Museum voor Midden Afrika, Tervuren, Belgium
Lure: protein bait
Reliability: D: associated material, fly ID confirmed or considered reliable
Collecting date: 6-12-2004
Collector: Umeh, V.
Type of association with host plant: Found on, or associated with
Number of specimens 34 (15 male(s), 19 female(s), 0 unsexed)
Remarks: protein bait watermelon

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