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Specimen 14331: 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: #14331
Scientific name: Dacus vertebratus Bezzy
Host plant: Moraceae / Ficus sp. (fig)
Country: South Africa
Locality: D'Nyala Nature Reserve  (Originaly D'Nyala Nature Reserve, NTvl)
Coordinates 27°30'0" E / 23°26'60" S
Collection: SANC: Plant Protection Research Institute, Pretoria, South Africa
Lure: N/A
Reliability: D: associated material, fly ID confirmed or considered reliable
Collecting date: 7-10-1989
Collector: Mansell, M.W.
Type of association with host plant: Found on, or associated with
Number of specimens 2 (1 male(s), 1 female(s), 0 unsexed)
Remarks: 'roosting on leaves of Ficus sp.', found together with long series of ID14330 and ID14388

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