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Specimen 18632: Ceratitis taitaensis De Meyer & Copeland

Taxonomy

Status: valid

Current Taxonomy
Subfamily Dacinae
 Tribe Ceratitidini
  Genus Ceratitis
   Species taitaensis
Original Taxonomy
Subfamily Dacinae
 Tribe Ceratitidini
  Genus Ceratitis
   Species taitaensis

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Additionnal informations

Collection number: #18632
Scientific name: Ceratitis taitaensis De Meyer & Copeland
Host plant: Meliaceae / Lepidotrichilia volkensii (None)
Country: Kenya
Locality: Vuria Forest  (Originaly Taita Hills (Vuria))
Coordinates 38°17'52.98" E / 3°24'35" S
Collection: MRAC: Koninklijk Museum voor Midden Afrika, Tervuren, Belgium
Lure: N/A
Reliability: A: reared material, fly ID confirmed
Collecting date: 16-5-2012
Collector: Copeland, R.S.
Type of association with host plant: Reared from
Number of specimens 9 (4 male(s), 5 female(s), 0 unsexed)
Remarks: Specimens used for DNA barcoding by MRAC

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