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Specimen 4553: Ceratitis punctata (Wiedemann)

Taxonomy

Status: valid

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

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Additionnal informations

Collection number: #4553
Scientific name: Ceratitis punctata (Wiedemann)
Host plant: Sterculiaceae / Theobroma cacao (cocoa)
Country: Sao Tomé & Principé
Locality: Sao Tomé I [not specified]  (Originaly Sao Tomé I)
Coordinates 6°39'0" E / 0°16'12" N
Collection: CIRAD: Centre de coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
Lure: N/A
Reliability: D: associated material, fly ID confirmed or considered reliable
Collecting date: 25-4-1997
Collector: Vanguarda
Type of association with host plant: Association unclear
Number of specimens 2 (0 male(s), 2 female(s), 0 unsexed)
Remarks: 'Cacau' =? Theobroma cacao?

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