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Specimen 16341: 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: #16341
Scientific name: Dacus vertebratus Bezzy
Host plant: Cucurbitaceae / Citrullus lanatus (watermelon)
Country: Kenya
Locality: Muhaka (n.s.)
Coordinates 39°31'25" E / 4°19'30" S
Collection: MRAC: Koninklijk Museum voor Midden Afrika, Tervuren, Belgium
Lure: protein bait
Reliability: D: associated material, fly ID confirmed or considered reliable
Collecting date: from 6-5-2011 to 8-5-2011
Collector: Virgilio, M.
Type of association with host plant: Found on, or associated with
Number of specimens 109 (3 male(s), 6 female(s), 100 unsexed)
Remarks: torula yeast trap in water melon

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