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Specimen 19219: 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: #19219
Scientific name: Dacus vertebratus Bezzy
Host plant: Cucurbitaceae / Citrullus lanatus (watermelon)
Country: Ghana
Locality: Ghana
Coordinates 2°0'0" W / 8°0'0" N
Collection: MRAC: Koninklijk Museum voor Midden Afrika, Tervuren, Belgium
Lure: N/A
Reliability: A: reared material, fly ID confirmed
Collecting date: 4-10-2006
Collector: Reid, S.
Type of association with host plant: Reared from
Number of specimens 1 (0 male(s), 1 female(s), 0 unsexed)
Remarks: interception sample by FERA (Food and Environment Research Agency, UK); used for DNA barcoding test.

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