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Specimen 553: 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: #553
Scientific name: Ceratitis punctata (Wiedemann)
Host plant: Sterculiaceae / Theobroma cacao (cocoa)
Country: Ghana
Locality: Aburi
Coordinates 0°10'60" W / 5°50'60" N
Collection: BMNH: Natural History Museum, London, UK
Lure: N/A
Reliability: D: associated material, fly ID confirmed or considered reliable
Collecting date: 8-5-1911
Collector: Armstrong, L.
Type of association with host plant: Found on, or associated with
Number of specimens 1 (0 male(s), 1 female(s), 0 unsexed)
Remarks: 'on cacao pod'

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