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Specimen 3429: Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann)

Taxonomy

Status: valid

Current Taxonomy
Subfamily Dacinae
 Tribe Ceratitidini
  Genus Ceratitis
   Species capitata
Original Taxonomy
Genus Tephritis
 Species capitata

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Additionnal informations

Collection number: #3429
Scientific name: Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann)
Host plant: Sterculiaceae / Cola natalensis (None)
Country: South Africa
Locality: The Bluff, Durban  (Originaly Bluff Beach)
Coordinates 31°3'0" E / 29°52'59.99" S
Collection: SANC: Plant Protection Research Institute, Pretoria, South Africa
Lure: N/A
Reliability: B: reared material, fly ID unconfirmed but considered reliable
Collecting date: 15-5-1935
Collector: Marriott, W.E.
Type of association with host plant: Reared from
Number of specimens 1 (0 male(s), 0 female(s), 1 unsexed)
Remarks: 'M533'= reared from fruits Cola natalensis acc. Munro's notebook. Taken from notebook, needs confirmation

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