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Specimen 5971: Trirhithrum obscurum (Enderlein)

Taxonomy

Status: valid

Current Taxonomy
Subfamily Dacinae
 Tribe Ceratitidini
  Genus Trirhithrum
   Species obscurum
Original Taxonomy
Subfamily Dacinae
 Tribe Ceratitidini
  Genus Ceratitis
   Species obscurum

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Additionnal informations

Collection number: #5971
Scientific name: Trirhithrum obscurum (Enderlein)
Host plant: Sterculiaceae / Theobroma cacao (cocoa)
Country: Nigeria
Locality: South Nigeria
Coordinates 7°0'0" E / 8°0'0" N
Collection: BMNH: Natural History Museum, London, UK
Lure: N/A
Reliability: D: associated material, fly ID confirmed or considered reliable
Collecting date: 4-1914
Collector: Lamborn, W.A.
Type of association with host plant: Found on, or associated with
Number of specimens 16 (4 male(s), 12 female(s), 0 unsexed)
Remarks: ''on Theobroma cacao'; 'pest on cacao'

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