Novel lures and COI sequences reveal cryptic new species of Bactrocera fruit flies in the Solomon Islands (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacini)

Luc Leblanc; Francis Tsatsia; Camiel Doorenweerd

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1057.68375

Novel lures and COI sequences reveal cryptic new species of Bactrocera fruit flies in the Solomon Islands (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacini)

Zookeys. 2021 Aug 27:1057:49-103. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1057.68375. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Luc Leblanc¹, Francis Tsatsia², Camiel Doorenweerd³

Affiliations

¹ University of Idaho, Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology, 875 Perimeter Drive, MS2329, Moscow, Idaho, 83844-2329, USA University of Idaho Moscow United States of America.
² Biosecurity Solomon Islands. Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. P.O. Box G13, Honiara, Solomon Islands Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Honiara Solomon Islands.
³ University of Hawaii, Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, 3050 Maile Way, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96822-2231, USA University of Hawaii Honolulu United States of America.

Abstract

Results from a snap-shot survey of Dacine fruit flies carried out on three of the Solomon Islands in April 2018 are reported. Using traps baited with the male lures cue-lure, methyl eugenol, and zingerone, 30 of the 48 species previously known to occur in the Solomon Islands were collected. Six species are newly described here: Bactroceraallodistincta sp. nov., B.geminosimulata sp. nov., B.kolombangarae sp. nov., B.quasienochra sp. nov., B.tsatsiai sp. nov., and B.vargasi sp. nov., all authored by Leblanc & Doorenweerd. An illustrated key to the 54 species now known to be present in the country is provided.

Keywords: Dacus; Zeugodacus; Oceania; pest species; taxonomy.

Luc Leblanc, Francis Tsatsia, Camiel Doorenweerd.